Olthof Surname

137,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Olthof Surname User-submission:

This surname is Dutch and means 'old house'.

Olthof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,6671:6,332705
United States2281:1,589,732106,920
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Australia1011:267,28424,253
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Olthof Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is Dutch and means 'old house'.

- rachelrawr

Olthof Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olthof is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Olthof.

How Common Is The Last Name Olthof? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 137,866th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,243,703 people. The surname Olthof is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Olthof reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2,667 people, or 1 in 6,332. In The Netherlands Olthof is most prevalent in: Overijssel, where 31 percent reside, Gelderland, where 15 percent reside and North Holland, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Olthof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Olthof has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 5,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olthof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Olthof surname are 32.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 79.03% being registered with the party.

The amount Olthof earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.4% more than the national average, earning $51,090 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13% more than the national average, earning $56,144 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olthoff922,711/
Holthof92294/
Olthoof921/
Holthoff86547/
Golthoff860/
Althof831,464/
Holtof8353/
Elthof8311/
Althoff7711,757/
Holtoft7710/
Houltof771/
Halthof771/
Althoft771/
Althosf771/
Holthov771/
Ulthoof771/
Althofe771/
Elthoff770/
Olthaff770/
Holtoff770/
Altof7369/
Oltov7332/
Oltaf737/
Holltoft713/
Holthauf713/
Altthoff711/
Halthoff711/
Allthoff711/
Aalthoff711/
Helthoff711/
Aulthoff710/
Althaf673,727/
Altoft67702/
Haltof67279/
Altoff6773/
Oltova6748/
Holtov679/
Altahf676/
Oultaf675/
Eltoff671/
Goltov671/
Elthaf671/
Alltof671/
Althov671/
Altoof671/
Ulthaf671/
Althow670/
Altofe670/
Altofs670/
Holtow670/

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