Ruhloff Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ruhloff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruhloff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Ruhloff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruhloff occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ruhloff.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhloff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruhloff is the 2,106,139th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Ruhloff occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Ruhloff are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 1,872,220. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 30 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent live. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Ruhloff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ruhloff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ruhloff last name increased 280 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ruhloff Last Name Statistics demography

Ruhloff earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruthloff9322/
Ruloff92435/
Ruloffs8692/
Rulhoff8631/
Rouloff8629/
Rusloff861/
Rholoff861/
Rutloff861/
Ruloffe860/
Rulof83133/
Ruttloff80356/
Ruilloff800/
Roloff7710,061/
Rulofs77296/
Rullof7783/
Roulof7782/
Ruhlow7771/
Riloff7750/
Rulaff7721/
Rulhof7716/
Ruhlov7710/
Roulouffe751/
Rolloff71274/
Rieloff71124/
Ruehlow71118/
Roeloff7157/
Ruyloft7156/
Ruhlova717/
Ruijlof715/
Rolhoff714/
Rolofff711/
Ruslaff711/
Rhutlof710/
Rolof67340/
Rulov6742/
Rulaf6722/
Rulow679/
Rilof671/
Ruttloof670/

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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 Ruhloff
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