Olof Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Olof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands511:331,12138,060
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
England151:3,714,537119,675
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Olof (20,509) may also be a first name.

Olof Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olof (Russian: Олоф) is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olof? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,286,243rd most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. Olof occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Olof are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 37,123rd most frequently occurring forename on earth It is held by 20,509 people.

It is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 331,121. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 73 percent are found, South Holland, where 16 percent are found and North Brabant, where 10 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Germany, where 19 percent are found.

Olof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Olof has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Olof surname rose 1,167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Olof surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Olof earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.49% less than the national average, earning $41,643 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olofe89608/
Oloff89302/
Holof8921/
Golof8912/
Oloif898/
Olhof892/
Oslof891/
Oelof891/
Ollof890/
Ohloff80120/
Goloff8071/
Oeloff8056/
Olhoft8041/
Ohlhof8038/
Oloffs8028/
Olhoff8028/
Holoff8018/
Golhof8017/
Olioff8015/
Olloff8011/
Gollof804/
Osloff803/
Hollof802/
Ollhof802/
Hohlof801/
Ooloff801/
Ollouf801/
Goulof801/
Otloff800/
Oehlof800/
Ottlof800/
Olow7510,773/
Olaf751,003/
Alof75138/
Olov7572/
Elof7518/
Olob756/
Ohlhoff73701/
Ollhoff73497/
Oehlhof7375/
Holoffe7362/
Hohloff7333/
Oelhoff7327/
Gouloff7321/
Ollhoft7315/
Oulhouf735/
Houloff734/
Oehloff731/
Golhoff731/
Olloffe731/
Holloff730/
Ottloff730/
Golloff730/
Holov676,830/
Golov674,712/
Eloff674,575/
Olowa672,495/
Alofe671,380/
Alofs67983/
Alouf67638/
Elouf67110/
Oslov67109/
Olova67100/
Aliof6788/
Ohlow6775/
Aloof6772/
Olgov6765/
Alhof6753/
Aloff6751/
Holob6747/
Olhov6740/
Galof6736/
Holow6734/
Olaff6732/
Golaf6732/
Olafs6724/
Ohlov6720/
Olafe6719/
Halof6717/
Olhow6715/
Ollow6711/
Oulaf676/
Olows676/
Aloft675/
Allof674/
Eloof674/
Oilov673/
Gulof672/
Otlov672/
Uolov672/
Oliov672/
Eliof672/
Olyov672/
Oloow672/
Ellof672/
Aslof672/
Oehllhof671/
Ollov671/
Olafz671/
Helof671/
Elowf671/
Aloif671/
Aulof671/
Oehlhoff671/
Oloob671/
Olosw671/
Oelhhoff671/
Ollaf671/
O'Low671/
Uloft671/
Algof671/
Oloub671/
Elhof671/
Othlhoff670/
Atlof670/
Ahlof670/

Olof Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olof in the Russian language
Олофolof-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Olof
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