Olifson Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Olifson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olifson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Olifson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olifson (Russian: Олифсон) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olifson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,485,539th most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Olifson reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 90 percent are found and Washington, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oliffson933/
Olufson86327/
Olivson8658/
Olefson8649/
Olibson861/
Oliwsson8017/
Oliphson803/
Olufsson802/
Olefsson801/
Ollefson800/
Gullifson751/
Olufsen711,365/
Olevson7176/
Olyvson7112/
Elufson717/
Olivsom711/
Elifsen710/
Guðleifsson6733/
Allivson671/
Oluffsen671/
Olevsone671/
Eloyfson671/
Ellifsen670/
Eleffson670/
Ellefsson639/
Elleffson631/
Elefsen57265/
Alefsen5762/
Alifjan577/
Alifzan571/
Ellefsen533,116/
Oluwseun5311/
Elefssen531/
Ellevson530/

Olifson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olifson in the Russian language
Олифсонolifson-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olifson
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