Olefir Surname

374,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 955 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Olefir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olefir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia8891:162,11818,563
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
England21:27,859,030389,889
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Olefir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olefir (Russian: Олефир) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olefir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 374,939th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,630,938 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Olefir are found; 68 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 889 people, or 1 in 162,118. In Russia it is most frequent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 13 percent are found, Kemerovo Oblast, where 12 percent are found and Moscow, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Russia this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Olefir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Olefir are 21.48% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 68.25% registered to vote for the party.

Olefir earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.05% less than the national average, earning $25,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olefyr833,979/
Olifir83610/
Alefir8314/
Olefer836/
Olyfir832/
Olefirova80108/
Olifier7718/
Olefere7716/
Alefair771/
Goulefer7121/
Olyfer67830/
Olifer67798/
Elofir67763/
Olyfyr67523/
Holleufer67308/
Olifirova67293/
Olefyrova67182/
Alefirova67148/
Alifir6752/
Alefyr6718/
Alafir675/
Olafer673/
Oleferova672/

Olefir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olefir in the Russian language
Олефирolefir-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olefir
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