Olaffson Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Olaffson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Olaffson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olaffson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olaffson occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olaffson? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Olaffson is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Olaffson reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Alaska, where 25 percent are found, California, where 25 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 25 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 11 percent are found and Iceland, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olafson | 93 | 1,985 | / |
| Olafsson | 88 | 1,242 | / |
| Oloffson | 88 | 75 | / |
| Olafsone | 88 | 2 | / |
| Oloffsson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Olafssson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Olafsen | 80 | 2,116 | / |
| Olofson | 80 | 970 | / |
| Olavson | 80 | 47 | / |
| Olawson | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ólafson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ulafson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Olofsson | 75 | 26,359 | / |
| Ólafsson | 75 | 3,347 | / |
| Olavsson | 75 | 9 | / |
| Òlafsson | 75 | 5 | / |
| O'Lawson | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oelofson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Golafshan | 71 | 57 | / |
| Olofssson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olofssoon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olofsen | 67 | 380 | / |
| Olavsen | 67 | 154 | / |
| Olovson | 67 | 125 | / |
| Olowson | 67 | 28 | / |
| Alabson | 67 | 14 | / |
| Olofzon | 67 | 11 | / |
| Alawson | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ulofson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alafsen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alofson | 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 Olaffson
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