Olf Surname

575,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Suriname

Olf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2671:301,51930,890
Suriname831:6,6581,580
Austria751:113,53916,032
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Olf (349) may also be a first name.

Olf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olf is found most in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 575,362nd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 13,322,753 people. Olf is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Olf live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe. Olf is also the 466,636th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 349 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 301,519. In Germany Olf is primarily found in: Hesse, where 42 percent reside, Bavaria, where 15 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Germany Olf occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Suriname, where 15 percent reside and Austria, where 14 percent reside.

Olf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Olf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Olf surname rose 379 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Olf are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the political party.

Olf earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.62% less than the national average, earning $41,155 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golf861,075/
Oelf86644/
Olff86212/
Olfe8698/
Olfs8692/
Ohlf8643/
Holf8639/
Olft865/
Olfz863/
Uolf863/
Oslf862/
Otlf862/
Olfp861/
Olvf861/
Ohlfs75101/
Golff7575/
Holff7555/
Houlf7530/
Goulf7516/
Holft755/
Hoolf754/
Holfs753/
Ohlff752/
Goolf751/
Ollpf751/
Gollf751/
Oself751/
Ollfs750/
Elf674,872/
Alf671,587/
Ulf67409/
Olb6723/
Olv6716/
Olw676/
Älf672/
Goëlff671/
Houlfe671/
Hollfe671/
Olfova671/

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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 Olf
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