Rulifson Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Rulifson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rulifson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Rulifson Last Name Facts

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

Rulifson is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rulifson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,718,748th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Rulifson reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 3,325,311. In The United States Rulifson is most numerous in: California, where 25 percent reside, North Carolina, where 18 percent reside and Washington, where 16 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 3 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Rulifson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rulifson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rulifson surname rose 606 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rulifson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rulifson are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the political party.

Rulifson earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.31% more than the national average, earning $47,166 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruliffson94229/
Rulisfson941/
Rulliffson891/
Ruliffsohn890/
Rolifson880/
Roliffson821/
Rollifson820/
Roelifson820/
Rolefson7575/
Rollefson71231/
Rollefsen5953/
Rollevson5911/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Rulifson
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis