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) 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

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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