Rulffs Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Rulffs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rulffs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Rulffs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rulffs occurs more in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rulffs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rulffs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rulffs is the 2,843,861st most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Rulffs live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Rulffs is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 194,645. In Denmark Rulffs is most prevalent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 48 percent reside, Central Denmark Region, where 31 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 14 percent reside. Besides Denmark this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 32 percent reside and Norway, where 4 percent reside.

Rulffs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rulffs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rulfs91183/
Rulff91118/
Raulfs83171/
Rolffs83153/
Raulff8329/
Ruhlfs831/
Roulfs831/
Rullfs830/
Rulf80821/
Rhaulff771/
Rutleff770/
Roulhfs770/
Rolfs732,600/
Raulf731,337/
Rolff73874/
Roulf734/
Reulf731/
Rhulf731/
Rulfe730/
Routleff7136/
Roelfs67651/
Roolfs67252/
Rollfs6749/
Rholfs674/
Roelff672/
Rholff671/
Rolhfs671/

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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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  • 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 Rulffs
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