Kierulf Surname

496,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Andorra

Kierulf Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from Kier, the first part in Kjaer county, Denmark. Ulf means 'wolf', it comes from Anders Wolf from Wolfsburg (Slesvig Holstein) name, combined by King Erik of Pommern in 14th century.

Kierulf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3761:269,25139,479
Norway1121:45,9136,570
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Andorra221:3,811733
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
England41:13,929,515290,718
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kierulf Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from Kier, the first part in Kjaer county, Denmark. Ulf means 'wolf', it comes from Anders Wolf from Wolfsburg (Slesvig Holstein) name, combined by King Erik of Pommern in 14th century.

- jinx1970

Kierulf Last Name Facts

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

Kierulf is most common in The Philippines. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kierulf.

How Common Is The Last Name Kierulf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 496,702nd most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 10,975,220 people. The last name Kierulf occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Kierulf reside; 56 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 55 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 269,251. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Visayas, where 45 percent live, National Capital Region, where 25 percent live and Central Visayas, where 13 percent live. Not including The Philippines it occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Kierulf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kierulf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kierulf last name increased 6,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kierulf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kierulf surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kierulf earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 79.38% more than the national average, earning 620,796 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.76% more than the national average, earning $46,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.3% more than the national average, earning $50,826 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kierulff93244/
Kierrulf932/
Kieraulff880/
Kjerulf86249/
Kiærulf8612/
Keirulf862/
Kgirulf861/
Kgerulf861/
Kierolf860/
Kierulfová822/
Kierulfova822/
Kjerulff80234/
Kjerrulf8041/
Kiærulff8031/
Khairulf801/
Kerolf770/
Kajerulff751/
Kjærulf71213/
Kjerúlf71101/
Kjrulff7115/
Kerrolf715/
Keirolf711/
Kjræulf711/
Kjærulff67882/
Kjärulff678/
Kjærullf671/
Kjårulff671/
Kehrholff632/
Kirolv621/

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