Rahlff Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Rahlff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rahlff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Denmark411:137,67612,271
Norway121:428,52437,411
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England21:27,859,030389,889
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rahlff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rahlff is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahlff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rahlff is the 1,765,740th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname Rahlff occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Rahlff are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Rahlff is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,712,882. In Germany Rahlff is most numerous in: Hamburg, where 60 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 36 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 38 percent are found and Norway, where 11 percent are found.

Rahlff Last Name Statistics demography

Rahlff earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.86% less than the national average, earning 315,421 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahlf911,451/
Ralff9156/
Rathleff86226/
Rohlff83132/
Realff8362/
Raulff8329/
Rholff831/
Ratlff831/
Ralf801,179/
Rohlffs77172/
Ratleff77140/
Rathlef77103/
Realffe7751/
Rayleff7735/
Raileff7714/
Ratilff772/
Rhaulff771/
Ratelff770/
Rohlf732,155/
Raulf731,337/
Rolff73874/
Ralfs73725/
Ralfe73525/
Realf7380/
Railf7310/
Raalf739/
Rallf731/
Rholf731/
Ralfh731/
Rattleff7166/
Radtleff7116/
Ratleffe710/
Railef67667/
Raulfs67171/
Rolffs67153/
Raylef6765/
Rohllf6741/
Ratlef6713/
Rholfs674/
Ralphf673/
Rahalb671/
Rotlff671/
Rohlft671/
Rolffe671/
Ralfhe671/
Realfe671/
Ratelf671/
Ralftt671/
Rallfe670/
Rholfe670/

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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
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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 Rahlff
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