Olofson Surname

370,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 970 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Olofson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olofson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7581:478,17840,545
Sweden1261:78,1495,835
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Denmark181:313,59522,770
England131:4,286,005132,302
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Faroe Islands41:12,250984
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Olofson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olofson (Russian: Олофсон) occurs most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olofson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 370,384th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,512,934 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Olofson are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 758 people, or 1 in 478,178. In The United States Olofson is most prevalent in: California, where 11 percent live, Colorado, where 8 percent live and Minnesota, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Olofson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Olofson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Olofson surname rose 2,915 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Olofson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Olofson surname are 16.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.78% registered with the political party.

The amount Olofson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.43% more than the national average, earning $43,335 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.34% less than the national average, earning $42,062 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olofsson9326,359/
Oloffson9375/
Oelofson931/
Olofssson881/
Oloffsson881/
Olofssoon881/
Olafson861,985/
Olofsen86380/
Olovson86125/
Olowson8628/
Olofzon8611/
Ulofson861/
Alofson860/
Olovsson801,723/
Olafsson801,242/
Oelofsen80693/
Olaffson809/
Olowsson806/
Olafsone802/
Olofssom801/
Ulofsson801/
Olafssson751/
Hollowson750/
Gullofson750/
Olafsen712,116/
Olavson7147/
Alofsen7123/
Olovzon714/
Olawson712/
Ólafson711/
Ulafson710/
Ólafsson673,347/
Olavsson679/
Òlafsson675/
O'Lawson672/
Olophzon672/
Ulovsone671/

Olofson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olofson in the Russian language
Олофсонolofson-

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Olofson Reference & Research

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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 Olofson
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