Rudolf Surname

18,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,044 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Rudolf Surname Definition:

RADULF: From the old Teutonic pers. name Raedwulf or Radwalf. Radulf appointed abbot of Kinloss, 1189, was appointed bishop of Doun in Ireland by the legate John of Salerno. Radulfus, second abbot of Cupar, d. 1189 (Chron. Mail., s.a.). Radulfus, clericus, vice-comes de Perth, in reign of Alexander II (Scon, p.

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Rudolf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany14,7331:5,464656
United States1,8091:200,36419,707
Austria1,3891:6,131732
Switzerland1,3481:6,093952
Hungary1,1591:8,4701,001
Slovenia1,1461:2,171229
Czechia1,1391:9,3361,218
Poland1,1001:34,5535,331
France6761:98,25814,371
Brazil5461:392,07814,963
Argentina4361:98,0358,263
Indonesia4181:316,38627,799
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
South Africa3411:158,87917,880
Australia2011:134,30714,542
Namibia1921:12,5492,365
Canada1841:200,24819,574
Papua New Guinea1711:47,6835,932
Croatia1521:27,8205,749
England1281:435,29729,139
Sweden1141:86,3756,380
Denmark1111:50,8535,233
Netherlands921:183,55626,152
Ukraine841:541,93760,913
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
Serbia691:103,5508,228
Romania681:295,26326,760
Paraguay571:126,9602,773
Thailand571:1,239,269179,534
Malaysia551:536,25926,457
India531:14,472,932242,024
Chile491:359,5209,978
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Slovakia401:133,41124,423
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
Cameroon341:610,85546,287
Bulgaria301:232,63012,429
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Armenia91:325,5767,297
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Norway71:734,61250,907
China71:195,331,65210,124
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Panama51:782,45211,059
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3471:144,72213,555

The alternate forms: Rüdolf (10) & Rudólf (1) are calculated separately.

Rudolf (619,449) may also be a first name.

Rudolf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

RADULF: From the old Teutonic pers. name Raedwulf or Radwalf. Radulf appointed abbot of Kinloss, 1189, was appointed bishop of Doun in Ireland by the legate John of Salerno. Radulfus, second abbot of Cupar, d. 1189 (Chron. Mail., s.a.). Radulfus, clericus, vice-comes de Perth, in reign of Alexander II (Scon, p. 56). Radulph was first abbot of Newbottle Neubotle, pref. p. XIV).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

V. Rodolf.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, German) Descendant of Rudolf (fame, wolf).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rudolf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rudolf (Arabic: ردولف, Hindi: रूडोल्फ, Marathi: रुडॉ, Russian: Рудольф) is found most frequently in Germany. It may be found as a variant: Rüdolf or Rudólf. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rudolf? popularity and diffusion

Rudolf is the 18,969th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 250,914 people. The last name Rudolf occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Rudolf live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,591st most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 619,449 people.

Rudolf is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 14,733 people, or 1 in 5,464. In Germany Rudolf is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent are found, Bavaria, where 16 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 91 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Austria, where 5 percent are found.

Rudolf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rudolf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rudolf surname grew 521 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 512 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rudolf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Rudolf surname is principally Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Sunni (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Rudolf last name are 14.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.31% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rudolf earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.38% less than the national average, earning 282,478 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 72.27% less than the national average, earning R 65,892 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.3% less than the national average, earning $22,406,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.08% more than the national average, earning $46,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.44% more than the national average, earning $51,890 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rüdolf9410/
Rudólf941/
Rudolff92180/
Rudolfs92121/
Rudholf9240/
Ruedolf9227/
Rudolpf9212/
Ruhdolf929/
Rudolfe924/
Rhudolf924/
Rudolfh923/
Roudolf923/
Ruddolf922/
Rudoolf921/
Raudolf921/
Reudolf920/
Roudolff8640/
Rudolphf866/
Rudollff865/
Roudolpf861/
Rheudolf860/
Rudolfph860/
Rodolf83183/
Ridolf8371/
Rudalf8342/
Rudulf837/
Rudolv835/
Rudolfová801,198/
Rudolfova8026/
Ruddolphf800/
Rudolph7780,862/
Roedolf77129/
Rodolff7760/
Rudólff777/
Rodollf771/
Rudaulf771/
Roodolf771/
Rudulff771/
Rūdolfs771/
Ruduilf770/
Rudolphe7173/
Rudolphs7114/
Rhudolph7110/
Roudolph715/
Rudoulph714/
Rudoolph712/
Rudollph712/
Ruddolph711/
Raudolph710/
Reudolph710/
Rodulf6715/
Rudälv6712/
Rodalf674/
Roudolphe673/
Rodolv671/
Roudoulph671/
Rheudolph670/

Rudolf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rudolf in the Hindi language
रूडोल्फrudolpha83.33
रुडोल्फrudolpha16.67
Rudolf in the Marathi language
रुडॉrudo34.22
रुडाruda32.15
रुडोrudo19.47
रूडॉrudo7.08
रूडोrudo2.65
रुण्डॉrundo0.29
रुडलrudala0.29
रूडॉलrudola0.29
Rudolf in the Russian language
Рудольфrudolf-
Rudolf in the Arabic language
ردولفrdwlf-
رودلفrwdlf-

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