Olofsson Surname

20,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Olofsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olofsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden25,0421:39322
Norway2981:17,2562,125
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
Denmark1541:36,6543,820
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
Finland651:84,5659,027
Thailand601:1,177,306172,517
Australia531:509,35338,491
Estonia461:28,7355,267
England451:1,238,17956,985
Spain401:1,168,80140,601
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
France141:4,744,480251,814
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
China51:273,464,31313,838
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Olofsson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olofsson (Russian: Олофссон) occurs most in Sweden. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olofsson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 20,731st most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 276,473 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Olofsson reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 25,042 people, or 1 in 393. In Sweden Olofsson is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 18 percent live, Skåne County, where 15 percent live and Stockholm County, where 12 percent live. Aside from Sweden Olofsson occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Olofsson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Olofsson surname are 0.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Olofsson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.79% less than the national average, earning 326,058 kr per year; in Peru they earn 161.63% more than the national average, earning S/. 50,717 per year; in South Africa they earn 51.15% more than the national average, earning R 359,184 per year; in United States they earn 13.44% more than the national average, earning $48,950 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.27% more than the national average, earning $53,794 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olofssson941/
Oloffsson941/
Olofssoon941/
Olofson93970/
Olovsson881,723/
Olafsson881,242/
Oloffson8875/
Olowsson886/
Oelofson881/
Ulofsson881/
Olofssom881/
Olafssson821/
Olafson801,985/
Olofsen80380/
Olovson80125/
Olowson8028/
Olofzon8011/
Ulofson801/
Alofson800/
Ólafsson753,347/
Oelofsen75693/
Olavsson759/
Olaffson759/
Òlafsson755/
Olafsone752/
Gullofson710/
Hollowson710/
Olafsen672,116/
Olavson6747/
Alofsen6723/
Olovzon674/
Olawson672/
Ólafson671/
Ulafson670/

Olofsson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olofsson in the Russian language
Олофссонolofsson-

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