Ulven Surname

446,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 764 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Ulven Surname User-submission:

The Ulven surname means 'the wolf' in Norwegian and Danish.

Ulven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4161:871,29666,093
Norway3321:15,4891,852
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ulven Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ulven surname means 'the wolf' in Norwegian and Danish.

- synngarvio

Ulven Last Name Facts

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

Ulven (Russian: Ульвен) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ulven.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulven? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 446,308th most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,538,673 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Ulven reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 416 people, or 1 in 871,296. In The United States Ulven is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 23 percent are found, Iowa, where 15 percent are found and North Dakota, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 43 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Ulven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ulven has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ulven last name grew 20,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ulven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ulven surname are 16.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.79% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ulven earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 0.2% less than the national average, earning 345,399 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.12% more than the national average, earning $44,065 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.39% less than the national average, earning $41,042 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ullven9140/
Ulvøen9139/
Gulven9115/
Ulvenå919/
Ulvåen916/
Ulveng915/
Ulvien911/
Hulven911/
Eulven910/
Goulven83162/
Ulveing831/
Gaulven831/
Hullven830/
Ulvin80346/
Ilven804/
Hilven73418/
Gulvin73378/
Ulvina7349/
Ulving7342/
Ullvin7341/
Ullvén7335/
Ulväng7320/
Ilveen735/
Hulvén735/
Aulvin733/
Ulviñe731/
Uhlving6727/
Gullvén6713/
Goulvin677/
Gullvin671/
Gaulvin671/

Ulven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ulven in the Russian language
Ульвенulven-

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