Oelf Surname
Approximately 644 people bear this surname
Oelf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 643 | 1:84,258 | 10,384 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Oelf Demographics
Average Oelf Salary in
South Africa
R 112,440
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Oelf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oelf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oelf is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oelf? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 508,499th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 11,316,065 people. Oelf occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oelf are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Oelf is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 643 people, or 1 in 84,258. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 89 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 4 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent live. Apart from South Africa Oelf is found in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.
Oelf Last Name Statistics demography
Oelf earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.68% less than the national average, earning R 112,440 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oelfe | 89 | 10 | / |
| Goelf | 89 | 4 | / |
| Elf | 86 | 4,872 | / |
| Olf | 86 | 547 | / |
| Goelff | 80 | 77 | / |
| Howelf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Helf | 75 | 2,261 | / |
| Olff | 75 | 212 | / |
| Eilf | 75 | 95 | / |
| Yelf | 75 | 61 | / |
| Ohlf | 75 | 43 | / |
| Holf | 75 | 39 | / |
| Elff | 75 | 32 | / |
| Uelf | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ellf | 75 | 6 | / |
| Elhf | 75 | 5 | / |
| Eulf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Aelf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Elvf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eylf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ehlf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Olvf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Howellf | 73 | 3 | / |
| Helff | 67 | 245 | / |
| Holff | 67 | 55 | / |
| Houlf | 67 | 30 | / |
| Heilf | 67 | 22 | / |
| Aiolf | 67 | 16 | / |
| Goulf | 67 | 16 | / |
| Huelf | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hoolf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ohlff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hyelf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ollpf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heulf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heelf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eellf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hielf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hoelb | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Oelf
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