View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Ralph Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Ralph (Hindi: राल्फ, Marathi: रालफ) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ralph? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 15,916^th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 208,079 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Ralph are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ralph is also the 1,539^th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 638,276 people.

The surname Ralph is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 11,758 people, or 1 in 30,827. In The United States Ralph is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 115 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

Ralph Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Ralph has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 526 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 164 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 420 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ralph Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ralph surname is primarily Catholic (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ralph last name are 11.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ralph earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.56% more than the national average, earning 351,468 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 68.41% more than the national average, earning R 400,200 per year; in United States they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $44,581 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.33% more than the national average, earning $51,835 CAD per year.