Oaff Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Oaff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Oaff Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Oaff Last Name Facts

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

Oaff occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oaff? popularity and diffusion

Oaff is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Oaff is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Oaff are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,979,861. In England Oaff is primarily concentrated in: Devon, where 100 percent live. Not including England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 42 percent live and Thailand, where 4 percent live.

Oaff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oaff has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Oaff surname decreased 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oaf86239/
Ouaffe807/
Hohaff800/
Ouaf75136/
Goaf7510/
Hoaf751/
Oajf751/
Oafp751/
Oadf751/
Oeaf751/
Ooaf751/
Oafe751/
Aoff751/
Oauf751/
Ohaf751/
Ahoff6723/
Houaf674/
Aauff671/
Oeaif671/
Gouaf671/
Ouafe671/
Ohoff670/
Gaoff670/
Hoaft670/
Hoafs670/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Oaff
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