Ralfs Surname

464,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ralfs Surname Definition:

Ralf’s (Son): v. Ralf.

Ralfs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4401:182,96721,357
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
England681:819,38343,863
Canada371:995,82774,831
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Denmark181:313,59522,770
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Ralfs (386) may also be a first name.

Ralfs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ralf’s (Son): v. Ralf.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A derivative of Ralph.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ralfs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ralfs (Russian: Ралфс) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ralfs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ralfs is the 464,720th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,051,787 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Ralfs live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 441,020th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 386 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 440 people, or 1 in 182,967. In Germany Ralfs is most frequent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 82 percent reside, Hamburg, where 11 percent reside and Bavaria, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Germany Ralfs occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Ralfs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ralfs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,160 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 145 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ralfs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ralfs surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ralfs last name are 47.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 94.74% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ralfs earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 296.51% more than the national average, earning 1,372,240 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.59% more than the national average, earning $49,878 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.09% more than the national average, earning $51,219 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahlfs91683/
Raulfs91171/
Ralf891,179/
Rolfs802,600/
Rahlf801,451/
Raulf801,337/
Ralfe80525/
Realf8080/
Ralff8056/
Railf8010/
Raalf809/
Rallf801/
Ralfh801/
Rohlfs734,398/
Ralphs732,751/
Railef73667/
Roolfs73252/
Rolffs73153/
Rahlff73108/
Raylef7365/
Realff7362/
Rollfs7349/
Raulff7329/
Ratlef7313/
Rholfs734/
Ralphf733/
Roulfs731/
Ratlff731/
Rolhfs731/
Ralfhe731/
Ralftt731/
Ratelf731/
Realfe731/
Rallfe730/
Rolf6710,875/
Rohlffs67172/
Ratleff67140/
Rathlef67103/
Realffe6751/
Railefe6738/
Rayleff6735/
Raileff6714/
Ralb675/
Ratilff672/
Ralph's671/
Ralw671/
Rhaulff671/
Rohllfs670/
Ratlefe670/
Ratelff670/
Roulhfs670/

Ralfs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ralfs in the Russian language
Ралфсralfs-

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