Oliphants Surname

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

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Oliphants Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oliphants Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Oliphants Last Name Facts

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

Oliphants is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oliphants? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Oliphants reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Oliphants is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 67 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 17 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 17 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oliphant9427,450/
Olliphant8913/
Olipheant893/
Oliphante893/
Oliephant892/
Olipphant891/
Oliphaant891/
Olipant8819/
Olyphant8267/
Olifants8248/
Olephant8217/
Aliphant8211/
Olifhant826/
Oliphand826/
Olipante821/
Oliphont821/
Ollephant780/
Olifant7514,854/
Olepant750/
Galliphant746/
Alipante71794/
Oliefant7131/
Olifante714/
Olifaant712/
Olifanth711/
Olifandt711/
Aliphont711/
Elifants711/
Ollifant711/
Gollifant670/

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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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  • 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 Oliphants
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