Oliphan Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Oliphan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oliphan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Oliphan (8) may also be a first name.

Oliphan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oliphan is most common in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oliphan? popularity and diffusion

Oliphan is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Oliphan is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Oliphan are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,213,784th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 8 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Oliphan is most common in: Louisiana, where 40 percent live, Virginia, where 40 percent live and Missouri, where 20 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent live.

Oliphan Last Name Statistics demography

Oliphan earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.55% more than the national average, earning $54,175 USD per year.

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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 Oliphan
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