Ulf Surname

714,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Denmark

Ulf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ulf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1401:944,63769,875
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Denmark631:89,5998,581
Sweden591:166,89411,603
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Austria121:709,62061,025
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
France31:22,140,907385,998
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Ulf (102,359) may also be a first name.

Ulf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ulf (Arabic: اولف, Russian: Ульф) occurs most in Indonesia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ulf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 714,947th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 17,817,961 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Ulf live; 35 percent live in Southeast Asia and 34 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 9,974th most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 102,359 people.

The surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 944,637. In Indonesia Ulf is primarily found in: West Java, where 99 percent live. Not including Indonesia Ulf occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Denmark, where 15 percent live.

Ulf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ulf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ulf surname expanded 431 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ulf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ulf are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

Ulf earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.82% more than the national average, earning $49,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ulfe86810/
Ulff86167/
Gulf86137/
Hulf8665/
Aulf8621/
Uelf869/
Eulf863/
Uulf862/
Utlf861/
Ulft861/
Ulvf861/
Ulffe7573/
Houlf7530/
Goulf7516/
Gaulf7511/
Huelf7510/
Aulfs759/
Hulfe757/
Hulft751/
Hulff751/
Heulf751/
Uuylf751/
Gulff751/
Uylfe750/
Olf67547/
Ilf6787/
Ulv6732/
Ulb6713/
Ulw674/
Houlfe671/
Huelff670/

Ulf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ulf in the Russian language
Ульфulf-
Ulf in the Arabic language
اولفawlf-

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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 Ulf
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