Olaff Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greenland

Olaff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olaff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
England41:13,929,515290,718
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Olaff (247) may also be a first name.

Olaff Last Name Facts

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

Olaff is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olaff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,485,539th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Olaff reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 567,531st most numerous forename worldwide, held by 247 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States Olaff is primarily found in: New Jersey, where 79 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 19 percent are found and Norway, where 16 percent are found.

Olaff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Olaff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 467 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olaff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Olaff surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Olaff earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 25.63% less than the national average, earning 257,372 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olaf891,003/
Goliaff835/
Oloff80302/
Alaff80266/
Golaf8032/
Olafs8024/
Olafe8019/
Elaff8010/
Oulaf806/
Ollaf801/
Olaif801/
Olafz801/
Gooliaff7723/
Oullaf73262/
Olaife73203/
Ohloff73120/
Oelhaf73117/
Goloff7371/
Oeloff7356/
Olaufe7342/
Olhoff7328/
Oloffs7328/
Goliaf7323/
Holoff7318/
Olioff7315/
Olloff7311/
Algaff739/
Alaffe735/
Allaff735/
Oulhaf733/
Osloff733/
Houlaf732/
O'Leaf731/
Ooloff731/
Galaff731/
Alyaff731/
Oolafe731/
Oulgaf731/
Holyaf731/
Oliafe731/
Gollaf731/
Otloff730/
Oleiff730/
Elaf671,816/
Alaf67914/
Ohlhoff67701/
Ollhoff67497/
Hollauf67282/
Olof67177/
Olaw6782/
Holoffe6762/
Olav6738/
Ulaf6735/
Hohloff6733/
Olab6733/
Oelhoff6727/
Gouloff6721/
Houloff674/
Oliaife672/
Olloffe671/
Hallaff671/
Ouleiff671/
Allhaff671/
Golhoff671/
Oehloff671/
Ottlauf670/
Golloff670/
Ottloff670/
Holloff670/

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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 Olaff
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