Adolph Surname

35,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Guyana

Adolph Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Noble Wolf [from O.H.Ger. adal, noble + wolf]

Adolph Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,8351:16,6512,204
Tanzania4,4311:11,9481,554
United States2,5411:142,64414,794
South Africa9341:58,0067,355
Canada4551:80,9799,038
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830
Australia2371:113,90612,650
France1901:349,59352,489
Haiti1861:57,4403,324
Guyana1781:4,282763
New Zealand1721:26,3274,610
England1161:480,32831,110
Denmark1071:52,7545,420
Poland861:441,96245,671
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Switzerland471:174,74315,901
Saint Lucia381:4,705662
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Trinidad and Tobago191:71,7885,445
Sweden181:547,04239,827
India151:51,137,692512,385
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
China81:170,915,1968,932
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4281:117,33311,513

Adolph (47,299) may also be a first name.

Adolph Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Noble Wolf [from O.H.Ger. adal, noble + wolf]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German, English) Descendant of Adolf or Athalwolf (noble, wolf).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The personal name. As a surname it is of recent introduction.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Adolph Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Adolph Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Adolph (Marathi: अडो) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adolph? popularity and diffusion

The surname Adolph is the 35,011th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 482,236 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 38 percent of Adolph are found; 34 percent are found in Western Europe and 32 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Adolph is also the 19,370th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 47,299 people.

Adolph is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 4,835 people, or 1 in 16,651. In Germany Adolph is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent are found, Hesse, where 17 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Germany Adolph is found in 65 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Adolph Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Adolph has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 594 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 611 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Adolph Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Adolph last name are 5.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.21% registered with the political party.

The amount Adolph earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8.04% more than the national average, earning R 256,740 per year; in United States they earn 9.91% more than the national average, earning $47,426 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.69% less than the national average, earning $48,844 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adolphe9211,673/
Adolphs921,618/
Adoulph9210/
Adolphf922/
Audolph921/
Adollph921/
Aedolph920/
Addolph920/
Adolp9116/
Adolh915/
Adollphe861/
Addolphe861/
Haydolph860/
Adulph8314/
Adolpf8311/
Adalph833/
Adolfp833/
Adolhe832/
Adolfh832/
Odolph831/
Edolph830/
Adol806,581/
Odolphe779/
Hadolhe774/
Eudolph771/
Adaulph770/
Adolf7315,104/
Adole7311,378/
Gadol73767/
Aduol73741/
Adoul73627/
Adhol7369/
Hadol7369/
Adool7336/
Adolt7335/
Aidol7330/
Audol7311/
Adalp738/
Addol736/
Ahdol736/
Adoll735/
Asdol733/
Adoil732/
Adold731/
Ajdol731/
Adgol731/
Adohl730/
Heydolph71109/
Heidolph7154/
Hadole674,020/
Adogli67771/
Adolfs67570/
Adolff67358/
Adoule67194/
Hadolt67167/
Adhole6776/
Aadole6759/
Adolfe6723/
Gaddol6721/
Addoul6718/
Adolle6711/
Adalpe6710/
Aidole676/
Adoult676/
Ajdoul676/
Adallh676/
Hadoul675/
Aduole675/
Gadgol673/
Ahadol673/
Adholt672/
Hadalh672/
Haddol672/
Hadold672/
Adoulf672/
Audolf672/
Aadalh672/
Asdoul672/
Gadhol671/
Adalhs671/
Aaidol671/
Addole671/
Adoole671/
Aduolf671/
Adoile671/
Adojle671/
Adulpe671/
Ahdoul671/
Ad'oul671/
Aedolf671/
Audole671/
Audoul671/
Adduol671/
Aidoul671/
Hadool671/
Adocil671/
Gadoll670/
Odalph670/
Hadoll670/
Adhold670/
Adohle670/

Adolph Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adolph in the Marathi language
अडोado50
एडॉंलफedonlapha25
अडॉado25

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