Schulf Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Schulf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schulf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Schulf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schulf is most common in Suriname. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Schulf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schulf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schulf is the 3,323,005th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Schulf are found; 80 percent are found in South America and 54 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America.

The surname is most prevalent in Suriname, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 29,085. Beside Suriname this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 26 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schulft921/
Schulfz921/
Schulfe921/
Schulpf920/
Shulf910/
Sculf910/
Schulv8320/
Shulfe833/
Schulb832/
Shulff831/
Scholf830/
Sulf808/
Schulvz772/
Scholff772/
Scholpf770/
Schulph770/
Scolf7339/
Saulf734/
Shulb732/
Soulf732/
Shilf732/
Sholf731/
Sulfe731/
Shulv731/
Chulv731/
Shutleff710/
Shoulb67137/
Shielf674/
Scholv673/
Schoellpf670/

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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 Schulf
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