Kolf Surname

265,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Suriname

Kolf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8471:95,04811,849
Suriname2431:2,274306
United States2221:1,632,698109,247
Netherlands1141:148,13322,302
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
France51:13,284,544357,392
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Kolf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kolf (Russian: Кольф) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolf? popularity and diffusion

Kolf is the 265,253rd most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,940,709 people. The last name Kolf is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Kolf are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Kolf is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 847 people, or 1 in 95,048. In Germany Kolf is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 62 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 16 percent live and Bavaria, where 5 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Suriname, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Kolf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kolf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kolf surname grew 463 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kolf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kolf are 15.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.9% registered with the political party.

Kolf earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.71% more than the national average, earning $49,929 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kolfe891,306/
Kolff89625/
Koolf8910/
Koelf899/
Kollf892/
Koulf891/
Kolpf891/
Koulfe8051/
Kolffe801/
Kollfe801/
Kalf751,459/
Colf75516/
Kulf75112/
Kolv7517/
Kolw757/
Khalf677,280/
Kalff67998/
Khelf67678/
Kalfe67280/
Colfs6793/
Kalfs6791/
Colfe6717/
Kholb6717/
Kaulf6714/
Kulff678/
Kahlf677/
Colff676/
Kolbë672/
Kallf672/
Koelv672/
Khulf671/
Kolph671/
Kuhlf671/
Kulvf671/
Collf671/
Koulb670/

Kolf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolf in the Russian language
Кольфkolf-

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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 Kolf
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