Ulrich Surname

6,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85,060 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Ulrich Surname Definition:

(German, English) Descendant of Ulrich (wolf, rule).

Ulrich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany35,9001:2,242199
United States23,4921:15,4291,957
Switzerland5,0181:1,637139
France3,0101:22,0672,565
Chad2,3111:5,882869
Brazil2,2001:97,3073,655
Austria2,0711:4,112429
Argentina1,7441:24,5092,044
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
Canada1,2741:28,9213,799
Czechia1,0601:10,0321,337
Hungary9931:9,8851,139
Denmark8231:6,859626
Poland5611:67,75210,634
Australia5321:50,7446,309
Netherlands4731:35,7025,987
Portugal2451:42,5232,481
South Africa2241:241,86524,757
England1771:314,79123,605
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Slovakia921:58,00511,195
Sweden881:111,8958,035
Spain871:537,38026,266
Thailand851:831,039133,417
Russia751:1,921,641121,498
Mexico731:1,700,35917,324
Romania721:278,85925,610
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Belgium491:234,62529,441
Croatia481:88,09614,714
Italy431:1,422,24979,532
Ecuador391:407,84210,051
Norway371:138,98117,684
Venezuela321:943,87714,561
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Wales181:171,91811,581
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
China81:170,915,1968,932
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Bahamas51:78,350887
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Iceland21:190,0456,825
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Jersey41:12,9712,116
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0711:12,3361,591

Ulrich (399,392) may also be a first name.

Ulrich Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, English) Descendant of Ulrich (wolf, rule).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ulrich Last Name Facts

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

Ulrich (Arabic: اولريش, Marathi: ऑलरीच, Russian: Улрич) is found most in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulrich? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,640th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 85,675 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Ulrich are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Ulrich is also the 2,588th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 399,392 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 35,900 people, or 1 in 2,242. In Germany Ulrich is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent reside and Bavaria, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 109 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Switzerland, where 6 percent reside.

Ulrich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ulrich has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ulrich surname rose 577 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 316 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ulrich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ulrich surname are 16.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ulrich earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 100.38% more than the national average, earning 693,482 kr per year; in Peru they earn 65.34% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,718 per year; in South Africa they earn 12.47% more than the national average, earning R 267,264 per year; in United States they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning $45,351 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.79% more than the national average, earning $50,574 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ullrich9247,200/
Ulreich921,056/
Ulrichs92868/
Uhlrich92618/
Gulrich92168/
Eulrich9237/
Aulrich9232/
Ulrrich9232/
Oulrich9216/
Ulricht928/
Ulriche925/
Hulrich924/
Ulrichh921/
Utlrich921/
Ulraich921/
Ulriech921/
Uilrich921/
Ulritch920/
Ulhrich920/
Ulrisch920/
Ulric91210/
Ulrih9132/
Ullreich86212/
Haulrich86130/
Ulrichts86100/
Ullrisch8633/
Ulrriche8614/
Ulllrich8611/
Ullricht861/
Ullrrich861/
Hulrichs861/
Uhlreich861/
D'Ulrich861/
Oulriche861/
Ullricsh861/
Ullriech860/
Ulrych831,605/
Ulrikh831,294/
Olrich83336/
Ulrici83198/
Ulrech839/
Ulrice834/
Ullrih833/
Ullric832/
Ulrics831/
Ulrish831/
Ulrizh831/
Ulrric831/
Ulrichová801,238/
Ulrichova8020/
Ulri807/
Aullriech801/
Ullriochs800/
Oelrich771,599/
Ollrich7762/
Ullrych7737/
Holrich777/
Ullrith773/
Hilrich772/
Ullrikh771/
Illrich771/
Oulrikh771/
Ulraith771/
Ullrichová75296/
Ulreichová7511/
Ullrichova754/
Ulreichova751/
Gulri73478/
Ulrix7398/
Ulris735/
Ulrid733/
Ulreh733/
Ulrie731/
Ulrič731/
Ulriz731/
Ulrip730/
Ulroi730/
Oellrich71850/
Oehlrich71198/
Hillrich7173/
Ullreichová7111/
Oelreich714/
Hollrich710/
Oollrich710/
Ulrychová67623/
Hoellrich67136/
Ulrykh67119/
Olrech6724/
Gulrai676/
Gulriz675/
Ulrychova675/
Houllrith672/
Olrish672/
Gulris672/
Haulri671/
Ulrece671/
Ulridj671/
Goulri671/
Olrych671/
Gulroi671/
Ulreis670/

Ulrich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ulrich in the Marathi language
ऑलरीचolarica-
Ulrich in the Russian language
Улричulric-
Ulrich in the Arabic language
اولريشawlrysh-
اولريخawlrykh-

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