Olafs Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Olafs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 16 | 1:23,756 | 1,850 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Ólafs (41) are calculated separately.
Olafs (281) may also be a first name.
Olafs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olafs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olafs is more commonly found in Iceland than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Ólafs. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olafs? popularity and diffusion
The last name Olafs is the 4,034,050th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Olafs are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Scandinavia. Olafs is also the 528,876th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 281 people.
Olafs is most frequent in Iceland, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 23,756. In Iceland Olafs is most prevalent in: Capital Region, where 88 percent are found, Northeastern Region, where 6 percent are found and Southern Peninsula, where 6 percent are found. Not including Iceland Olafs exists in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.
Olafs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Olafs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ólafs | 93 | 41 | / |
| Olaf | 89 | 1,003 | / |
| Olefs | 80 | 208 | / |
| Olavs | 80 | 36 | / |
| Olaff | 80 | 32 | / |
| Golaf | 80 | 32 | / |
| Olafe | 80 | 19 | / |
| Oulaf | 80 | 6 | / |
| Alafs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olabs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ollaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olaif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olafz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oullaf | 73 | 262 | / |
| Olaife | 73 | 203 | / |
| Olaufe | 73 | 42 | / |
| Oloffs | 73 | 28 | / |
| Ollefs | 73 | 24 | / |
| Goliaf | 73 | 23 | / |
| Oulhaf | 73 | 3 | / |
| Houlaf | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oolafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oliavs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gulafs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gollaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Holyaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oulgaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oelofs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oleabs | 73 | 1 | / |
| O'Leaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olofse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oliafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alaf | 67 | 914 | / |
| Hollauf | 67 | 282 | / |
| Olof | 67 | 177 | / |
| Olaw | 67 | 82 | / |
| Olav | 67 | 38 | / |
| Olab | 67 | 33 | / |
| Goliaff | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oliaife | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ottlauf | 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
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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 Olafs
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