Olef Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Olef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 74 | 1:1,087,912 | 72,931 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Olef (48) may also be a first name.
Olef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olef (Russian: Олеф) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Olef.
How Common Is The Last Name Olef? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,980,395th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname Olef is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Olef reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 48 people.
The last name is most common in Germany, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 1,087,912. In Germany Olef is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 61 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 32 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent are found. Barring Germany it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.
Olef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Olef has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Olef last name expanded 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oleff | 89 | 249 | / |
| Olefs | 89 | 208 | / |
| Ohlef | 89 | 45 | / |
| Holef | 89 | 35 | / |
| Olief | 89 | 6 | / |
| Olefe | 89 | 4 | / |
| Oulef | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oleffe | 80 | 101 | / |
| Ollefs | 80 | 24 | / |
| Ohleff | 80 | 20 | / |
| Goleff | 80 | 15 | / |
| Olieff | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ollief | 80 | 5 | / |
| Houlef | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hollef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oleife | 80 | 1 | / |
| O'Leaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ohlief | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oleiff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Olheff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Alef | 75 | 1,032 | / |
| Olev | 75 | 275 | / |
| Elef | 75 | 22 | / |
| Olif | 75 | 9 | / |
| Olyf | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ulef | 75 | 2 | / |
| Álef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Olew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gouleff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouleiff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Golleif | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ohlheft | 73 | 0 | / |
| Golev | 67 | 4,029 | / |
| Oliff | 67 | 928 | / |
| Alief | 67 | 621 | / |
| Holev | 67 | 548 | / |
| Halef | 67 | 431 | / |
| Alefs | 67 | 305 | / |
| Aleff | 67 | 238 | / |
| Oleva | 67 | 123 | / |
| Alefe | 67 | 115 | / |
| Oliev | 67 | 102 | / |
| Olife | 67 | 99 | / |
| Aleef | 67 | 84 | / |
| Galef | 67 | 61 | / |
| Ollif | 67 | 52 | / |
| Eleff | 67 | 48 | / |
| Allef | 67 | 39 | / |
| Olyff | 67 | 34 | / |
| Oleev | 67 | 33 | / |
| Oleph | 67 | 31 | / |
| Oslev | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ohlew | 67 | 23 | / |
| Aleaf | 67 | 18 | / |
| Otlev | 67 | 17 | / |
| Golif | 67 | 15 | / |
| Aalef | 67 | 10 | / |
| Holif | 67 | 9 | / |
| Oloif | 67 | 8 | / |
| Elief | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ahlef | 67 | 5 | / |
| Holeb | 67 | 5 | / |
| Houlieff | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ellef | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oulif | 67 | 5 | / |
| Olijf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Golew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olift | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olaif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olgev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uoleb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eleef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hulef | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Lew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alhef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohlev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouleb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehlef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oliew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aslef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aleuf | 67 | 0 | / |
Olef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Olef in the Russian language | ||
| Олеф | olef | - |
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Footnotes
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