Dolf Surname

240,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Dolf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dolf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0031:54,0166,871
Switzerland1971:41,6905,856
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Dolf (4,742) may also be a first name.

Dolf Last Name Facts

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

Dolf (Russian: Дольф) is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dolf.

How Common Is The Last Name Dolf? popularity and diffusion

Dolf is the 240,883rd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,390,088 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Dolf reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Dolf is also the 99,408th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,742 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 1,003 people, or 1 in 54,016. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 35 percent live, Western Cape, where 29 percent live and Northern Cape, where 27 percent live. Excluding South Africa Dolf occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 12 percent live and Morocco, where 8 percent live.

Dolf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dolf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dolf last name grew 219 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dolf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dolf last name are 26.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.97% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dolf earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.8% less than the national average, earning R 131,184 per year; in United States they earn 37.69% more than the national average, earning $59,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.75% more than the national average, earning $51,047 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dolff89188/
Dolfe8995/
Doulf892/
Dholf891/
Dollf891/
Dolfs890/
Dolft890/
Dollfe805/
Dollff800/
Dulf75209/
Dolb759/
Dalf759/
Dolfova731/
Dotlefs730/
Dolph673,151/
Dalfe673/
Dhulf671/
Daulf671/
Dulfe671/
Dulff671/
Dolvd670/
Dalpf670/

Dolf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dolf in the Russian language
Дольфdolf-

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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 Dolf
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