Rudolfs Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Latvia

Rudolfs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rudolfs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Latvia241:85,41912,616
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Rūdolfs (1) are calculated separately.

Rudolfs (2,096) may also be a first name.

Rudolfs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rudolfs is found most in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as a variant: Rūdolfs. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rudolfs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rudolfs is the 1,649,806th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Rudolfs reside; 45 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 164,368th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 2,096 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 527,724. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 84 percent live and North Brabant, where 16 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Latvia, where 20 percent live.

Rudolfs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rudolfs are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

Rudolfs earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.64% more than the national average, earning $58,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Rudólf771/
Rudolfová751,198/
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Rudolph7180,862/
Roedolf71129/
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Rodollf711/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rudolfs
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