Radloff Surname

64,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Radloff Surname Definition:

“Shield-Wolf” in Old Norse (Rannulfr) and later Randolf.

Radloff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,6411:22,1112,930
United States2,4661:146,98315,164
South Africa7831:69,1928,628
Australia3761:71,7978,481
Brazil1811:1,182,73140,970
Canada1261:292,42527,191
England361:1,547,72466,012
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Norway81:642,78647,258
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France21:33,211,361423,184
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2561:196,16717,139

Radloff (11) may also be a first name.

Radloff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Shield-Wolf” in Old Norse (Rannulfr) and later Randolf.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Radloff Last Name Facts

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

Radloff occurs most in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Radloff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Radloff is the 64,581st most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 940,814 people. Radloff occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Radloff live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

The last name Radloff is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 3,641 people, or 1 in 22,111. In Germany Radloff is most frequent in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 26 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.

Radloff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Radloff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Radloff last name rose 963 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Radloff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Radloff are 14.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.16% being registered with the party.

The amount Radloff earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 89.35% more than the national average, earning 655,313 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.02% more than the national average, earning R 249,564 per year; in United States they earn 0.43% less than the national average, earning $42,964 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.62% less than the national average, earning $46,891 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raadloff931/
Radlof92102/
Rodloff86155/
Redloff8642/
Raadlof8614/
Radlaff861/
Radlofs861/
Radloffová824/
Rodhloff801/
Raadlofe800/
Radlow77115/
Radlov7763/
Redlof7710/
Rodlof770/
Radlova7168/
Redlaff7151/
Rodlaff712/
Radlows711/
Radloph711/
Rajdlova674/
Raudloph671/
Redlow6230/
Rodlov621/
Redlov621/
Radlaw620/
Rodlauf570/
Roidlova531/

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