Rulf Surname
Approximately 821 people bear this surname
Rulf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 320 | 1:251,580 | 27,249 |
| Czechia | 235 | 1:45,249 | 7,541 |
| United States | 101 | 1:3,588,702 | 200,455 |
| South Africa | 79 | 1:685,794 | 49,549 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Rülf (6) are calculated separately.
Rulf (88) may also be a first name.
Rulf Demographics
Rulf Political Affiliation
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Rulf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rulf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rulf (Russian: Рульф) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear as: Rülf. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rulf? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rulf is the 422,155th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,876,426 people. The surname Rulf occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Rulf reside; 41 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,017,994th most common first name world-wide It is held by 88 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 320 people, or 1 in 251,580. In Germany Rulf is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 22 percent live and Bavaria, where 15 percent live. Beside Germany Rulf exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Rulf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rulf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rulf surname rose 1,010 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rulf Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Rulf surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rülf | 92 | 6 | / |
| Raulf | 89 | 1,337 | / |
| Rulfs | 89 | 183 | / |
| Rulff | 89 | 118 | / |
| Roulf | 89 | 4 | / |
| Rhulf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Reulf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rulfe | 89 | 0 | / |
| Raulfs | 80 | 171 | / |
| Rulffs | 80 | 47 | / |
| Raulff | 80 | 29 | / |
| Roulfs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruhlfs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rullfs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rolf | 75 | 10,875 | / |
| Rulv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rulb | 75 | 0 | / |
| Rulfová | 73 | 216 | / |
| Rhaulff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rulfova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Roulhfs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Rutleff | 73 | 0 | / |
| Rolff | 67 | 874 | / |
| Roelf | 67 | 662 | / |
| Rollf | 67 | 294 | / |
| Roolf | 67 | 182 | / |
| Routleff | 67 | 36 | / |
| Rolhf | 67 | 28 | / |
| Rulph | 67 | 15 | / |
| Raulb | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rholf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rulbh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhulw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rolfh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Roulph | 60 | 175 | / |
| Roelff | 60 | 2 | / |
| Rholff | 60 | 1 | / |
| Roolfe | 60 | 0 | / |
| Rilv | 50 | 1 | / |
Rulf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rulf in the Russian language | ||
| Рульф | rulf | - |
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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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