Kolff Surname

520,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kolff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3841:43,9777,483
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kolff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kolff occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 520,629th most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,660,073 people. Kolff is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Kolff reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 384 people, or 1 in 43,977. In The Netherlands Kolff is most frequent in: South Holland, where 35 percent are found, North Brabant, where 20 percent are found and North Holland, where 20 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Kolff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kolff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kolff surname expanded 2,720 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kolff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kolff surname are 29.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.47% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kolff earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.59% more than the national average, earning $52,463 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.94% less than the national average, earning $48,224 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kolffe911/
Kolf891,475/
Kolfe801,306/
Kalff80998/
Koolf8010/
Koelf809/
Kulff808/
Colff806/
Kollf802/
Kolpf801/
Koulf801/
Koulfe7351/
Khalff734/
Kollfe731/
Kalf671,459/
Colf67516/
Kulf67112/
Kolv6717/
Kolw677/

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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 Kolff
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