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 carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olf? popularity and diffusion

Olf is the 575,362nd most frequent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 13,322,753 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Olf reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 466,636th most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 349 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 301,519. In Germany it is most common in: Hesse, where 42 percent live, Bavaria, where 15 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live. Barring Germany it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Suriname, where 15 percent live and Austria, where 14 percent live.

Olf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Olf has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 379 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Olf surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.73% registered with the 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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