Paulf Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Paulf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paulf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Paulf (14) may also be a first name.

Paulf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paulf is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paulf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Paulf is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Paulf are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 14 people.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 16,101,092. In Germany Paulf is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pulf893/
Palf892/
Palfe8011/
Paulb807/
Paulv806/
Pulff801/
Paulw800/
Phalf800/
Pailef738/
Pujolf732/
Pauløw732/
Pacelf731/
Poulfs730/
Polf6770/
Palv6713/
Palw6711/
Palb6710/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Paulf
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