Olifan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Olifan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olifan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Olifan (90) may also be a first name.

Olifan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olifan (Hindi: ओलीफन, Russian: Олифан) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olifan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Olifan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Olifan reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Olifan is also the 1,005,046th most common first name internationally It is held by 90 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 24,020,509. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Kaliningrad Oblast, where 33 percent are found, Moscow, where 33 percent are found and Primorsky Krai, where 17 percent are found. Barring Russia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 13 percent are found and Ukraine, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olifant9214,854/
Olifane9218/
Olaifan929/
Olifand926/
Olifatn921/
Olifhant866/
Olifaant862/
Ollifant861/
Olifandt861/
Olifanth861/
Oulifane861/
Alifan83415/
Olyfan83151/
Elifan8316/
Olifon837/
Olufan834/
Alaifan77203/
Halifan7758/
Olefane7735/
Oliphan776/
Alifaun775/
Olefant775/
Olaifon773/
Alifant771/
Olifont771/
Alisfan771/
Aleifan771/
Oliphant7127,450/
Alifatin71100/
Ulifatin717/
Oliphand716/
Oliphane715/
Oliphatn711/
Eulifant711/
Oliphang711/
Galifean710/
Alifanova672,324/
Elefan67638/
Olufon67146/
Alyfan6713/
Olliphant6713/
Uslifatin6710/
Alifam674/
Olipheant673/
Olyfanova673/
Olefon672/
Alifon671/
Alefan671/
Alufan671/
Oliphaant671/
Golliphan670/

Olifan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olifan in the Hindi language
ओलीफनoliphana75
ओलिफनoliphana25
Olifan in the Russian language
Олифанolifan-

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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 Olifan
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