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

Ulf (Arabic: اولف, Russian: Ульф) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ulf.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ulf is the 714,947th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 17,817,961 people. The last name Ulf occurs predominantly 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 frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 102,359 people.

The last name Ulf is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 944,637. In Indonesia Ulf is most common in: West Java, where 99 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia Ulf is found in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Denmark, where 15 percent are found.

Ulf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ulf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ulf surname grew 431 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ulf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ulf last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for 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
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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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