Oelfke Surname

459,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Oelfke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oelfke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4251:852,84564,957
Germany2671:301,51930,890
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Oelfke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oelfke occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oelfke? popularity and diffusion

Oelfke is the 459,598th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,915,028 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Oelfke live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 425 people, or 1 in 852,845. In The United States Oelfke is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 55 percent live, Texas, where 16 percent live and Florida, where 4 percent live. Barring The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 36 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Oelfke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oelfke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,635 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oelfke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Oelfke are 7.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.61% being registered to vote for the political party.

Oelfke earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.22% more than the national average, earning $47,991 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elfke910/
Elfkey83613/
Oelbke839/
Elfkei834/
Olfkea830/
Elfky731,435/
Alfke73201/
Elfki73142/
Olfky7315/
Elfqe731/
Alfkey67245/
Ellfky67122/
Elfkih6711/
Alfkeh672/
Oilfka671/
Gulfke671/
Elfkay671/
Elfkii671/
Elfkki671/
Helwke670/
Oulfkih62137/
Elfquieh575/
Usielfki571/
Alfky55492/
Elfqy55183/
Alfki5529/
Alfqe551/
Olwka551/
Elfqi551/
Ulfka550/
Aitelfkih531/
Elwkhi504/
Holwky501/
Alfkiy501/
Elwkai501/
Elfqhi501/

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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
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  • 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 Oelfke
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