Olff Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Olff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname581:9,5282,431
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
France211:3,162,987209,042
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Olff Last Name Facts

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

Olff (Russian: Олфф) is found most in Suriname. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,136,896th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. The last name Olff is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Olff reside; 42 percent reside in Western Europe and 32 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Olff is most commonly occurring in Suriname, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 9,528. Not including Suriname Olff is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 21 percent reside.

Olff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Olff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Olff surname grew 446 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olff Last Name Statistics demography

Olff earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.67% less than the national average, earning $32,505 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golff8975/
Holff8955/
Ohlff892/
Olf86547/
Goëlff801/
Alff751,621/
Golf751,075/
Oelf75644/
Ulff75167/
Olfe7598/
Olfs7592/
Ohlf7543/
Holf7539/
Elff7532/
Olft755/
Olfz753/
Uolf753/
Otlf752/
Oslf752/
Olvf751/
Olfp751/
Halff67286/
Helff67245/
Ohlfs67101/
Ulffe6773/
Ahlff6741/
Houlf6730/
Goulf6716/
Hülff679/
Holft675/
Hoolf674/
Holfs673/
Hulff671/
Alffe671/
Oself671/
Gollf671/
Goolf671/
Ollpf671/
Gulff671/
Ollfs670/

Olff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olff in the Russian language
Олффolff-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Olff
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis