Olafsdotter Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Olafsdotter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olafsdotter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olafsdotter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olafsdotter has its highest incidence in Iceland. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olafsdotter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Olafsdotter is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Olafsdotter is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Olafsdotter are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequent in Iceland, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 380,090. In Iceland Olafsdotter is most frequent in: Capital Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Iceland it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 25 percent live and Sweden, where 25 percent live.

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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 Olafsdotter
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