Oelofsen Surname

481,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Oelofsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oelofsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6501:83,35010,283
England201:2,785,90397,972
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Oelofsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oelofsen occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oelofsen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 481,056th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,515,939 people. Oelofsen is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Oelofsen live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 650 people, or 1 in 83,350. In South Africa Oelofsen is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 33 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 27 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 16 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Oelofsen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Oelofsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.27% more than the national average, earning R 392,748 per year and in United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olofsen93380/
Oelofson881/
Olafsen802,116/
Olofson80970/
Elofson80491/
Elefsen80265/
Alofsen8023/
Olofsson7526,359/
Ellefsen753,116/
Elofsson752,680/
Oloffson7575/
Eloyfson751/
Eelofson751/
Elefssen751/
Helofson750/
Eloffson750/
Ellofson750/
Elovfsson713/
Olofssson711/
Oloffsson711/
Olofssoon711/
Healofson710/
Olafson671,985/
Elowson67169/
Olavsen67154/
Olovson67125/
Alefsen6762/
Olefson6749/
Alofsin6735/
Olowson6728/
Elovson6728/
Elafson674/
Alafsen671/
Ulofson671/
Alofson670/
Elevsen670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oelofsen
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