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Where Does The Last Name Olafson Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Olafson (Russian: Олафсон) is most common in The United States. It can also be found as a variant: Ólafson. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olafson? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 208,375^th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,671,308 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Olafson reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Olafson is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 965 people, or 1 in 375,605. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 24 percent reside, Washington, where 11 percent reside and North Dakota, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 47 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Olafson Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Olafson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 4,196 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olafson Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Olafson last name are 4.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.96% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Olafson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 10.17% less than the national average, earning 310,896 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.23% more than the national average, earning $44,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.21% less than the national average, earning $45,105 CAD per year.