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 last name Adolph (Marathi: अडो) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Adolph? popularity and diffusion
The surname Adolph is the 35,011th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 482,236 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 widely held first name on earth It is held by 47,299 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 4,835 people, or 1 in 16,651. In Germany Adolph is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent reside, Hesse, where 17 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 65 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.
Adolph Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Adolph has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Adolph last name expanded 594 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 611 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Adolph Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Adolph surname is predominantly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Adolph last name are 5.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.21% registered with the 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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