Adolphs Surname

245,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Adolphs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adolphs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3841:58,1697,511
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
France301:2,214,091176,965
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Adolphs Last Name Facts

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

Adolphs is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adolphs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Adolphs is the 245,904th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,504,046 people. The surname Adolphs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Adolphs live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,384 people, or 1 in 58,169. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 79 percent live, Hesse, where 4 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 4 percent live. Beside Germany this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Adolphs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Adolphs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Adolphs surname increased 11,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Adolphs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Adolphs surname are 30.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.42% registered with the political party.

Adolphs earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.36% more than the national average, earning $51,504 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adolph9215,112/
Adolphe8611,673/
Adoulph8610/
Adolphf862/
Adollph861/
Audolph861/
Addolph860/
Adolp8316/
Addolphe801/
Adollphe801/
Haydolph800/
Adolfs77570/
Adolpf7711/
Adalph773/
Adolfp773/
Adolfh772/
Odolph771/
Adolfse7157/
Adolffs7140/
Odolphe719/
Eudolph711/
Adaulph710/
Adolf6715,104/
Heydolph67109/
Heidolph6754/
Adalp678/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Adolphs
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