Olufson Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Olufson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olufson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
Australia511:529,32739,816
Denmark411:137,67612,271
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Olufson Last Name Facts

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

Olufson is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olufson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 841,044th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. Olufson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Olufson are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Olufson is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 213 people, or 1 in 1,701,685. In The United States Olufson is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 31 percent live, California, where 25 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States Olufson exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 16 percent live and Denmark, where 13 percent live.

Olufson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Olufson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Olufson surname rose 1,936 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olufson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Olufson last name are 6.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Olufson earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 25.59% more than the national average, earning $54,189 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $46,437 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olufsson932/
Olufsen861,365/
Olifson8632/
Elufson867/
Oliffson803/
Oluffsen801/
Olowson7128/
Oliwsson6717/
Oluwseun6711/
Olowsson676/
Oliphson673/
Gullufsen6324/
Hollowson630/
Elifsen570/
Allivson531/
Ellifsen530/

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Olufson 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 Olufson
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