Olphant Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

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

Olphant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olphant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Olphant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olphant occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olphant? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Olphant live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Olphant is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 50 percent are found, Georgia, where 17 percent are found and Maryland, where 17 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent are found and South Africa, where 29 percent are found.

Olphant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Olphant has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Olphant surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olphant Last Name Statistics demography

Olphant earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning $40,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oilphant933/
Olphante931/
Ollphant930/
Alphant8633/
Olphand869/
Olpan835/
Ollphent802/
Alphan773,920/
Golpan7719/
Alpant7719/
Elpant7713/
Olfant776/
Holpan772/
Oulpan771/
Olpham770/
Alpante71384/
Alphand71376/
Halphan71162/
Alphane7136/
Elphand717/
Alfphan715/
Alphont715/
Goolpan711/
Ulphont711/
Houlpan711/
Alpan672,584/
Helphand6763/
Alphasin671/
Alphonts671/
Alphagne671/
Houlpang671/

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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 Olphant
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