Olaf Surname

360,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Olaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan3611:24,4943,352
Lebanon2661:21,1922,524
Tanzania2461:215,21018,004
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Congo101:498,91011,250
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Olaf (141,161) may also be a first name.

Olaf Last Name Facts

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

Olaf (Arabic: اولاف, Marathi: ओलफ़, Russian: Олаф) is carried by more people in Jordan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olaf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 360,858th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 7,265,749 people. Olaf is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Olaf reside; 63 percent reside in West Asia and 63 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 7,420th most common given name throughout the world, held by 141,161 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Jordan, where it is carried by 361 people, or 1 in 24,494. In Jordan it is most common in: Amman Governorate, where 98 percent are found, Balqa Governorate, where 1 percent are found and Madaba Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Jordan it exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 27 percent are found and Tanzania, where 25 percent are found.

Olaf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Olaf surname is chiefly Sunni (97%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olaff8932/
Golaf8932/
Olafs8924/
Olafe8919/
Oulaf896/
Ollaf891/
Olaif891/
Olafz891/
Oullaf80262/
Olaife80203/
Oelhaf80117/
Olaufe8042/
Goliaf8023/
Oulhaf803/
Houlaf802/
Oulgaf801/
Gollaf801/
Oliafe801/
Oolafe801/
O'Leaf801/
Holyaf801/
Elaf751,816/
Alaf75914/
Olof75177/
Olaw7582/
Olav7538/
Ulaf7535/
Olab7533/
Hollauf73282/
Goliaff735/
Oliaife732/
Ottlauf730/
Elaaf676,876/
Allaf675,546/
Olowa672,495/
Halaf671,599/
Alafe671,593/
Gulaf671,199/
Olofe67608/
Aslaf67330/
Oloff67302/
Alaff67266/
Helaf67104/
Olova67100/
Alauf6798/
Oulab6790/
Galaf6746/
Ólafs6741/
Alhaf6739/
Olavs6736/
Elhaf6732/
Aliaf6730/
Golav6723/
Gooliaff6723/
Holof6721/
Atlaf6718/
Aleaf6718/
Ulafe6716/
Alaaf6715/
Eliaf6714/
Olaph6712/
Golof6712/
Oylav6711/
Aalaf6711/
Alatf6711/
Algaf6710/
Ulhaf6710/
Elaff6710/
Holab679/
Alaif678/
Elauf678/
Oloif678/
Ahlaf676/
Oliab676/
Alyaf675/
Ölhaf674/
Holav674/
Olayv673/
Olhav673/
Olaib672/
Olavh672/
Ullaf672/
Alafh672/
Alawf672/
Olhof672/
Alaft671/
Alafs671/
Alasf671/
Aelaf671/
Ollaw671/
O'Law671/
Oelof671/
Oslof671/
Olaiv671/
Oulaw671/
Eelaf671/
Ollof670/

Olaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olaf in the Marathi language
ओलफ़olafa-
Olaf in the Russian language
Олафolaf-
Olaf in the Arabic language
اولافawlaf-

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