Olefant Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Olefant Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Olefant Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olefant Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olefant occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Olefant click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olefant? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Olefant occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Olefant are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Outside of South Africa it exists in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 40 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliefant | 93 | 31 | / |
| Olefante | 93 | 1 | / |
| Olifant | 86 | 14,854 | / |
| Elefant | 86 | 547 | / |
| Olefane | 86 | 35 | / |
| Alefante | 80 | 107 | / |
| Olifants | 80 | 48 | / |
| Olephant | 80 | 17 | / |
| Olifhant | 80 | 6 | / |
| Olifante | 80 | 4 | / |
| Olifaant | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ollifant | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olifandt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olifanth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ollefont | 80 | 0 | / |
| Olyfan | 77 | 151 | / |
| Olifan | 77 | 8 | / |
| Olefon | 77 | 2 | / |
| Alefan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elepfandt | 75 | 13 | / |
| Olipheant | 75 | 3 | / |
| Oliephant | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gallefant | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ollephant | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gollifant | 75 | 0 | / |
| Olifane | 71 | 18 | / |
| Elefánt | 71 | 11 | / |
| Olaifan | 71 | 9 | / |
| Olifand | 71 | 6 | / |
| Elefont | 71 | 3 | / |
| Elifant | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alifant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olifont | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olifatn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aleifan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alefain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Allefan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oliphant | 67 | 27,450 | / |
| Elephant | 67 | 840 | / |
| Olyphant | 67 | 67 | / |
| Alifante | 67 | 46 | / |
| Olaphant | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oulifane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olephane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olophant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eulifant | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Olefant
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