Culf Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Culf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Culf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1851:301,17922,911
Australia351:771,30649,759
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Culf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Culf is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Culf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,022,958th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Culf live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 301,179. In England Culf is most frequent in: South Yorkshire, where 42 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 10 percent live and Derbyshire, where 9 percent live. Outside of England this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Culf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Culf has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Culf surname rose 228 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 130 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Culf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Culf surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Culf earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Culff89163/
Culfe890/
Sculf890/
Culfh890/
Cullf890/
Culphf801/
Zulf752,545/
Colf75516/
Julf75126/
Kulf75112/
Culb7517/
Sulf758/
Cuttlef730/
Culph67156/
Julfe6715/
Kaulf6714/
Kulff678/
Colff676/
Saulf674/
Zulft673/
Julfs673/
Soulf672/
Zulfe672/
Collf671/
Kulvf671/
Koulf671/
Juhlf671/
Chulv671/
Kuhlf671/
Khulf671/
Coulb670/
Chulb670/
Caulb670/

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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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  • 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 Culf
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