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
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Rulf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rulf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rulf (Russian: Рульф) is most common in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms: Rülf. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rulf? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 422,155th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,876,426 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Rulf are found; 41 percent are found in Western Europe and 41 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Rulf is also the 1,017,994th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 88 people.
Rulf is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 320 people, or 1 in 251,580. In Germany Rulf is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 22 percent are found and Bavaria, where 15 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.
Rulf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Rulf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rulf surname increased 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 bearing the Rulf surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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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