Ahlff Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ahlff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ahlff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Ahlff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ahlff is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ahlff.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahlff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,055,934th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Ahlff reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 2,515,796. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 63 percent are found, Hamburg, where 34 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Ahlff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ahlff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ahlff surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ahlff Last Name Statistics demography

Ahlff earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.92% less than the national average, earning $24,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahlf891,811/
Alff891,621/
Halff80286/
Helff80245/
Ahlfs80149/
Holff8055/
Ailff802/
Ohlff802/
Alffe801/
Ahlft800/
Alf751,587/
Helf672,261/
Aslf67841/
Alfe67564/
Alfs67557/
Half67404/
Alft67231/
Olff67212/
Hachelf6754/
Ohlf6743/
Holf6739/
Elff6732/
Aulf6721/
Allf6715/
Alfz6710/
Galf676/
Alfì674/
Alhf674/
Aelf673/
Ahlw672/
Alfh672/
Aalf671/
Ahlb671/
Ailf671/
Ehlf671/
Aylf671/
Autleff670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ahlff
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