Adolph Surname
Approximately 15,112 people bear this surname
Adolph Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Noble Wolf [from O.H.Ger. adal, noble + wolf]
Adolph Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,835 | 1:16,651 | 2,204 |
| Tanzania | 4,431 | 1:11,948 | 1,554 |
| United States | 2,541 | 1:142,644 | 14,794 |
| South Africa | 934 | 1:58,006 | 7,355 |
| Canada | 455 | 1:80,979 | 9,038 |
| DR Congo | 253 | 1:292,014 | 26,830 |
| Australia | 237 | 1:113,906 | 12,650 |
| France | 190 | 1:349,593 | 52,489 |
| Haiti | 186 | 1:57,440 | 3,324 |
| Guyana | 178 | 1:4,282 | 763 |
| New Zealand | 172 | 1:26,327 | 4,610 |
| England | 116 | 1:480,328 | 31,110 |
| Denmark | 107 | 1:52,754 | 5,420 |
| Poland | 86 | 1:441,962 | 45,671 |
| Brazil | 63 | 1:3,398,005 | 96,455 |
| Switzerland | 47 | 1:174,743 | 15,901 |
| Saint Lucia | 38 | 1:4,705 | 662 |
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 19 | 1:71,788 | 5,445 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 428 | 1:117,333 | 11,513 |
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]
(German, English) Descendant of Adolf or Athalwolf (noble, wolf).
The personal name. As a surname it is of recent introduction.
Adolph Demographics
Average Male Adolph Height
177.6 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Adolph Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Adolph in the Marathi language | ||
| अडो | ado | 50 |
| एडॉंलफ | edonlapha | 25 |
| अडॉ | ado | 25 |
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