Zulauf Surname

144,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Zulauf Surname Definition:

(German), At course or current. (variant: Anlauf and Umlauff.)

Zulauf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0631:75,7349,578
United States9851:367,97932,676
Switzerland7631:10,7641,768
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Hungary511:192,47616,435
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Austria181:473,08046,251
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
France71:9,488,960336,266
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:374,76628,202

Zulauf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German), At course or current. (variant: Anlauf and Umlauff.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Zulauf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zulauf occurs most in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zulauf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 144,329th most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,366,855 people. Zulauf occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Zulauf reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Zulauf is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,063 people, or 1 in 75,734. In Germany Zulauf is mostly concentrated in: Hesse, where 73 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Switzerland, where 25 percent are found.

Zulauf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zulauf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zulauf last name increased 735 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zulauf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zulauf last name are 23.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zulauf earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.31% more than the national average, earning $47,599 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.12% more than the national average, earning $60,674 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zulauff9277/
Zuluf91166/
Zulaf9130/
Zuhluf834/
Zulaef831/
Zuleuf830/
Zauluf830/
Sulauf830/
Culauf830/
Saulauf7743/
Tsulauf774/
Zouliaf771/
Zulouff770/
Zulub7328/
Zulab7317/
Sulaf737/
Juluf732/
Julaf731/
Zolaf731/
Suluf731/
Zulof731/
Zulav731/
Zulufova7173/
Tsulyauf7110/
Zulaev67218/
Zuluev6783/
Caulaf6762/
Soulaf6732/
Dzulub6723/
Zulova6718/
Zuloff677/
Chuluf674/
Sulaff673/
Sulafe672/
Zuhlof671/
Zhulab671/
Suluff671/
Sullaf671/
Sulhaf671/
Zulowa671/
Sutluf670/
Culluf670/

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