Rudolph Surname

7,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80,862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Rudolph 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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Rudolph Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany42,0391:1,915164
United States26,9781:13,4351,666
South Africa3,9741:13,6331,713
Canada1,6011:23,0143,127
Ghana1,3161:20,5322,529
Australia7591:35,5674,684
Chile3771:46,7282,171
Denmark3751:15,0531,475
New Zealand3501:12,9382,254
England3231:172,50215,799
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Netherlands2811:60,09710,351
Austria2431:35,0435,630
Switzerland2001:41,0655,786
France1731:383,94656,838
Thailand1401:504,56087,939
Sweden1031:95,6006,949
Swaziland1011:12,853583
Guyana991:7,6991,246
Argentina911:469,70835,035
Zimbabwe891:173,46321,090
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Israel601:142,62715,171
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Micronesia521:2,043430
India501:15,341,308250,737
Norway481:107,13114,344
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Guam211:7,6251,143
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Liberia181:244,91915,115
Barbados171:16,909980
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Saint Lucia151:11,9191,145
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
China141:97,665,8265,141
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Wales121:257,87814,969
Marshall Islands91:5,758971
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Montserrat31:1,649224
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Turks and Caicos Islands31:11,443596
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8921:12,9031,656

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

Rudolph (74,705) may also be a first name.

Rudolph 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

Rudolph Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rudolph (Hindi: रूडोल्फ, Marathi: रुडॉ, Oriya: ରୁେଡାଲଫ) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Rüdolph. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rudolph? popularity and diffusion

Rudolph is the 7,014th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 90,123 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Rudolph live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 13,115th most frequent forename globally, held by 74,705 people.

The last name Rudolph is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 42,039 people, or 1 in 1,915. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony, where 18 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside and Hesse, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 115 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Rudolph Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rudolph has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rudolph surname expanded 693 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 538 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rudolph Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Rudolph last name are 13.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.29% registered with the political party.

The amount Rudolph earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 48.52% less than the national average, earning €15,459 per year; in Norway they earn 8.15% more than the national average, earning 374,276 kr per year; in Peru they earn 706.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 156,298 per year; in South Africa they earn 35.16% more than the national average, earning R 321,192 per year; in United States they earn 3.05% more than the national average, earning $44,465 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.55% less than the national average, earning $47,918 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rudolph Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rudolph in the Hindi language
रूडोल्फrudolpha-
Rudolph in the Oriya language
ରୁେଡାଲଫruedalapha-
Rudolph in the Marathi language
रुडॉrudo38.6
रुडोrudo26.32
रूडॉrudo12.28
रूडोrudo7.02
रुदोrudo3.51
रुडान्फrudanpha3.51
रूडॉलrudola1.75
रुडॉलासrudolasa1.75
रुडालफाrudalapha1.75
रुडोलrudola1.75
रुडालफrudalapha1.75

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