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) has its highest incidence in Suriname. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,136,896th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Olff are found; 42 percent are found in Western Europe and 32 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Suriname, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 9,528. Excluding Suriname this last name occurs 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 over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 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-

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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
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  • 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
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