Uff Surname

691,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 428 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Uff Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ulph,' which see, a corruption.

Uff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1421:392,38127,229
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Italy421:1,456,11280,162
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
France61:11,070,454349,096
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1241:196,57615,750

Uff (25) may also be a first name.

Uff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ulph,' which see, a corruption.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) the Anglo-Saxon Uf(f)a [from Old English úf m. (= Swedish uf), owl] (Scandinavian) an assimilated form of the Old Norse Ulf-r = Old English Wulf.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Danish, Uffe; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Uff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uff is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Uff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Uff is the 691,116th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 17,026,976 people. The last name Uff is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Uff are found; 34 percent are found in Northern Europe and 34 percent are found in British Isles. Uff is also the 2,136,160th most numerous first name globally, borne by 25 people.

Uff is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 392,381. In England Uff is mostly found in: Cambridgeshire, where 13 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 10 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 10 percent are found. Excluding England it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Brazil, where 18 percent are found.

Uff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Uff has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Uff surname expanded 115 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Uff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Uff surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Uff earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.11% more than the national average, earning $43,630 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huff8676,534/
Ouff86322/
Auff8671/
Guff8634/
Uffe8623/
Usff864/
Euff862/
Uzff862/
Uuff862/
Uvff861/
Uffh861/
Uffp861/
Uffz861/
Uiff861/
Ujff861/
Utff861/
Uf80253/
Hauff754,635/
Houff75774/
Hufft75490/
Heuff75376/
Gauff75334/
Gouff75103/
Huffe7512/
Ouffe7510/
Huffs753/
Eusff751/
Uyfff751/
Huiff751/
Ussff751/
Hufff751/
Hhuff750/
Ouf6720,716/
Auf676,177/
Huf673,039/
Hauffe672,021/
Ufe671,689/
Usf67306/
Ufs67141/
Upf67127/
Ufp67123/
Guf6750/
Uuf6714/
Uif6714/
Euf6711/
Ufh678/
Uvf677/
Utf676/
Uhf676/
Uft675/
Uwf675/
Ufz675/
Ujf674/
Uyf674/
Uzf674/
Udf674/
Hussff671/
Haufft671/

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