Ralphs Surname

158,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Ralphs Surname Definition:

Ralph’s (Son): v. Ralph.

Ralphs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4481:38,4795,007
United States7871:460,55839,303
Wales1111:27,8792,864
Canada1061:347,60031,502
Australia921:293,43225,879
South Africa821:660,70448,422
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Ireland331:142,6956,688
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7731:31,5334,186
Wales131:120,6475,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Ralphs (22) may also be a first name.

Ralphs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ralph’s (Son): v. Ralph.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ralphs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ralphs is found most frequently in England. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ralphs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 158,707th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,649,053 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Ralphs live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 22 people.

Ralphs is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 1,448 people, or 1 in 38,479. In England Ralphs is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 15 percent reside, Shropshire, where 12 percent reside and Cheshire, where 10 percent reside. Besides England this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Wales, where 4 percent reside.

Ralphs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ralphs has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 2,127 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 854 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ralphs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ralphs last name are 28.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.74% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ralphs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 184.11% more than the national average, earning R 675,156 per year; in United States they earn 2.39% more than the national average, earning $44,179 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.3% more than the national average, earning $56,788 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ralph's921/
Ralph9135,023/
Ralps913/
Realph83134/
Ralphe8335/
Ralphf833/
Rolphs832/
Rallph831/
Rahlps831/
Rhalph830/
Rhalps830/
Ralpps830/
Ralp8023/
Ratleph7743/
Realphe7711/
Rolph734,954/
Ralfs73725/
Realp7347/
Ralhp734/
Raulp732/
Rahlp732/
Ralpe731/
Ralfh731/
Rolps731/
Ralpp731/
Realpe6711,824/
Rahlfs67683/
Roulph67175/
Raulfs67171/
Rolphe6732/
Ralfhe671/
Rolhfs671/
Ruolph671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ralphs
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