Rulf Surname

422,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Czechia

Rulf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rulf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3201:251,58027,249
Czechia2351:45,2497,541
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
England111:5,065,278148,650
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Rülf (6) are calculated separately.

Rulf (88) may also be a first name.

Rulf Last Name Facts

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

Rulf (Russian: Рульф) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Rülf. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rulf? popularity and diffusion

Rulf is the 422,155th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,876,426 people. The surname Rulf is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Rulf live; 41 percent live in Western Europe and 41 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,017,994th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 88 people.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 320 people, or 1 in 251,580. In Germany Rulf is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent reside, Saxony-Anhalt, where 22 percent reside and Bavaria, where 15 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Rulf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rulf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rulf surname grew 1,010 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rulf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rulf last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rulf earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 1.27% more than the national average, earning R 240,660 per year and in United States they earn 29.89% more than the national average, earning $56,048 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rülf926/
Raulf891,337/
Rulfs89183/
Rulff89118/
Roulf894/
Rhulf891/
Reulf891/
Rulfe890/
Raulfs80171/
Rulffs8047/
Raulff8029/
Roulfs801/
Ruhlfs801/
Rullfs800/
Rolf7510,875/
Rulv751/
Rulb750/
Rulfová73216/
Rhaulff731/
Rulfova731/
Roulhfs730/
Rutleff730/
Rolff67874/
Roelf67662/
Rollf67294/
Roolf67182/
Routleff6736/
Rolhf6728/
Rulph6715/
Raulb679/
Rholf671/
Rulbh671/
Rhulw670/
Rolfh670/
Roulph60175/
Roelff602/
Rholff601/
Roolfe600/
Rilv501/

Rulf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rulf in the Russian language
Рульфrulf-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rulf
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