Rodolf Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Rodolf Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) Famous Wolf [Old Teutonic Hruod(w)olf, Ruodolf (whence French Rodolphe), Hróð(w)ulf, etc.-v. under Roderick and Rodger, and + O.H.Ger.

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Rodolf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Belgium131:884,35769,774
India81:95,883,173728,828
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Rodolf (1,738) may also be a first name.

Rodolf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) Famous Wolf [Old Teutonic Hruod(w)olf, Ruodolf (whence French Rodolphe), Hróð(w)ulf, etc.-v. under Roderick and Rodger, and + O.H.Ger. wolf = Old Saxon and Old English wulf = Frisian and Dutch wolf = Gothic wulf-s = Old Norse úlf-r, wolf]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rodolf Last Name Facts

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

Rodolf (Marathi: रोडॉ, Russian: Родольф) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rodolf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,257,535th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Rodolf are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 183,964th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 1,738 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 4,072,572. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 27 percent live, Washington, where 27 percent live and Oregon, where 18 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 19 percent live and Belgium, where 7 percent live.

Rodolf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rodolf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rodolf surname grew 247 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rodolf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rodolf surname are 9.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.96% registered with the party.

Rodolf earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.89% more than the national average, earning $48,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roedolf92129/
Rodolff9260/
Roudolf923/
Rodollf921/
Roodolf921/
Rodolfe920/
Roudolff8640/
Roudolpf861/
Rudolf8329,044/
Redolf8365/
Radolf8359/
Rodulf8315/
Rüdolf8310/
Rodalf834/
Rodolv831/
Rodolfova801/
Rodolph77323/
Rudolff77180/
Rudolfs77121/
Rudholf7740/
Rudolpf7712/
Ruhdolf779/
Rhudolf774/
Rudolfe774/
Rudolfh773/
Ruddolf772/
Radolff772/
Raddolf771/
Rūdolfs771/
Rudoolf771/
Raudolf771/
Radollf770/
Rasdolf770/
Reudolf770/
Radholf770/
Rodolphe715,007/
Roedolph7126/
Rudolphf716/
Rudollff715/
Roudolph715/
Rodolphp712/
Roodolph711/
Roodaulf711/
Rudolfph710/
Rhodolph710/
Rheudolf710/
Rudolfová671,198/
Rudalf6742/
Rudolfova6726/
Radolfová6718/
Rudulf677/
Rudolv675/
Radalf673/
Roudolphe673/
Rudólf671/
Radulf671/
Rodollphe671/
Roudoulph671/
Ruddolphf670/

Rodolf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rodolf in the Marathi language
रोडॉrodo66.67
रोडोrodo16.67
रॉडोrodo16.67
Rodolf in the Russian language
Родольфrodolf-

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