Olafi Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Olafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 60 | 1:1,279,709 | 53,896 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Olafi (15) may also be a first name.
Olafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olafi is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Olafi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,460,878th most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Olafi is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Olafi live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name on earth, held by 15 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 1,279,709. In Iran Olafi is mostly found in: Khuzestan Province, where 40 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 33 percent are found and Hormozgan Province, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Iran this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Egypt, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Olafi
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