Arnulf Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Monaco

Arnulf Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Arnulf'; v. Arnolf. Just as Randolph or Randulf became Randle, so Arnulf, no doubt, became Arnull, and thus was lost in Arnell and other variants of Arnold, which see.

John fil.

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Arnulf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3411:194,78830,294
Norway311:165,88020,092
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Monaco91:4,118434
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Arnulf (4,767) may also be a first name.

Arnulf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Arnulf'; v. Arnolf. Just as Randolph or Randulf became Randle, so Arnulf, no doubt, became Arnull, and thus was lost in Arnell and other variants of Arnold, which see.

John fil. Ernulf, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Arnulph Grugge, Dorset, ibid.

Arnulf de la Cuba, Devon, ibid.

1766. Married — John Arnull and Elizabeth Blake: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

ARNULFE: The same as Arnold, which in medieval records is sometimes latinized Ernulphus.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Arnulf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arnulf (Arabic: ارنولف) occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arnulf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 698,433rd most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. The last name Arnulf occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Arnulf reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 99,102nd most prevalent first name globally, borne by 4,767 people.

The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 341 people, or 1 in 194,788. In France Arnulf is most common in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 42 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 31 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 13 percent are found. Beside France it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 7 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Arnulf Last Name Statistics demography

Arnulf earn more than double the average income. In Norway they earn 149.94% more than the national average, earning 864,985 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arnulfo921,054/
Arnulfa9213/
Arnulfi928/
Arnoulf921/
Arnullfo861/
Arnolf8351/
Ernulf839/
Arnlöf838/
Örnulf837/
Arnalf830/
Arnolfo77720/
Arnolfi7732/
Arnelöf777/
Ornulfo772/
Arnolfa772/
Arenolf771/
Arnalfo771/
Arnulphy71112/
Arnulphi7197/
Arnaulov712/
Arnulpho712/
Arwanolf711/
Ahrenlöf711/
Aronolfa711/
Erinwulf711/
Arnwolff710/
Arnälv6710/
Arnløv676/
Ernolf676/
Arnoulová674/
Arnaulova673/
Arnlov672/
Arnolv671/
Ornlef671/
Ornalf671/
Härnulv622/

Arnulf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arnulf in the Arabic language
ارنولفarnwlf-

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