Rulffs Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Rulffs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 29 | 1:194,645 | 16,083 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rulfs | 91 | 183 | / |
| Rulff | 91 | 118 | / |
| Raulfs | 83 | 171 | / |
| Rolffs | 83 | 153 | / |
| Raulff | 83 | 29 | / |
| Ruhlfs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Roulfs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rullfs | 83 | 0 | / |
| Rulf | 80 | 821 | / |
| Rhaulff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rutleff | 77 | 0 | / |
| Roulhfs | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rolfs | 73 | 2,600 | / |
| Raulf | 73 | 1,337 | / |
| Rolff | 73 | 874 | / |
| Roulf | 73 | 4 | / |
| Reulf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rhulf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rulfe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Routleff | 71 | 36 | / |
| Roelfs | 67 | 651 | / |
| Roolfs | 67 | 252 | / |
| Rollfs | 67 | 49 | / |
| Rholfs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Roelff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rholff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rolhfs | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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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