Ólafs Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Ólafs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ólafs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland401:9,502929
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Olafs (24) are calculated separately.

Ólafs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ólafs has its highest incidence in Iceland. It may occur as a variant: Olafs. For other possible spellings of Ólafs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ólafs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ólafs live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently held in Iceland, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 9,502. In Iceland it is primarily found in: Capital Region, where 93 percent live and Southern Peninsula, where 8 percent live. Other than Iceland this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Denmark, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olafs9324/
Alafs801/
Al Afs7318/
Alafas737/
Alafis736/
Elafsa734/
Ilafas733/
Alafos731/
Olafis731/
Alafsa731/
Olafso731/
Gulafs731/
Olafusi672,824/
Olaf671,003/
Alaf67914/
Alhafis67656/
Alfs67557/
Al Afas67174/
Alafasy67127/
Olfs6792/
Olafeso6783/
Al Afsa6765/
Al Hafs6739/
Alhafsi6722/
Elhafsi6715/
Olafisi6711/
Olafisu679/
Elaffas678/
Al Afis674/
Elhafis674/
Alafasu674/
Alafoso674/
Alafasa672/
Alafusi672/
Alafisa672/
Alafasi672/
Alafyus672/
Alafiso672/
Alafees671/
Ilfs671/
Elafass671/
El Afas671/
Al-Afis671/
Alhafus671/
Olafuse671/
Olafiso671/
Alafisi671/
Alhafes671/
Oliyafs671/
Olafosu671/
Olafosa671/
Alafaso671/
Olafaso671/

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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 Ólafs
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