Ludolf Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ludolf Surname Definition:

“Fame-Wolf” in Old Norse (Hludus - Famous). Also Loedolph.

Ludolf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2111:381,54235,859
Brazil1951:1,097,81738,391
United States821:4,420,231233,612
France311:2,142,668174,004
England241:2,321,58686,519
Austria91:946,15970,786
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Ludolf (984) may also be a first name.

Ludolf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Fame-Wolf” in Old Norse (Hludus - Famous). Also Loedolph.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Ludolf Last Name Facts

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

Ludolf (Marathi: लुडॉ) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ludolf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 562,135th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 12,921,181 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Ludolf reside; 45 percent reside in Western Europe and 39 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 256,804th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 984 people.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 381,542. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 45 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent reside and Hesse, where 13 percent reside. Beside Germany Ludolf occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Ludolf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ludolf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ludolf surname rose 586 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 218 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ludolf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ludolf surname are 45.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 92.31% registered with the party.

Ludolf earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.31% less than the national average, earning $29,637 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ludolff9257/
Ludolfs9217/
Ludolfe922/
Luidolf921/
Leudolf920/
Laudolf920/
Ludolfh920/
Laudolff86110/
Lidolf8388/
Ludulf831/
Ludalf831/
Ludolph772,167/
Lidolff7754/
Loedolf777/
Liedolf770/
Loedolff71413/
Leudolph7162/
Ludolphs7131/
Ludolphe713/
Loudolph711/
Lidolph6227/
Lüdolph626/
Ludulph621/
Liedolph570/
Lidälv509/

Ludolf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ludolf in the Marathi language
लुडॉludo-

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