Rudolphus Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rudolphus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rudolphus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Rudolphus (169) may also be a first name.

Rudolphus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rudolphus is most common in The Netherlands. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rudolphus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Rudolphus are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 703,581st most common first name internationally, held by 169 people.

This last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 351,816. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Drenthe, where 38 percent live, North Holland, where 31 percent live and Groningen, where 15 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Rudolphus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rudolphus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rudolphus surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rudolphous954/
Rudolphs9414/
Rodolphus898/
Rudulphus891/
Redolphus891/
Rudolfus8216/
Rudolvus826/
Rudolph-Wise763/
Rudolfs75121/
Rudolfos713/
Rudolfse713/
Rudolfis711/
Rodolfu632/
Rodolfos5921/
Rodolfou592/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rudolphus
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