Ólafson Surname
14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland
Ólafson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
The alternate forms: Olafson (1,985) are calculated separately.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olafson | 95 | 1,985 | / |
| Ólafsson | 93 | 3,347 | / |
| Ulafson | 86 | 0 | / |
| Olafsson | 80 | 1,242 | / |
| Ólavsson | 80 | 25 | / |
| Olaffson | 80 | 9 | / |
| Òlafsson | 80 | 5 | / |
| Olafsone | 80 | 2 | / |
| Olafssson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Olafsen | 71 | 2,116 | / |
| Olofson | 71 | 970 | / |
| Olefson | 71 | 49 | / |
| Olavson | 71 | 47 | / |
| Alabson | 71 | 14 | / |
| Alawson | 71 | 3 | / |
| Olawson | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alafsen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ulofson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alofson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Olofsson | 67 | 26,359 | / |
| Oloffson | 67 | 75 | / |
| Gulafsan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Olavsson | 67 | 9 | / |
| O'Lawson | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oelofson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olefsson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olöfsson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ulofsson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ollefson | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ólafson
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis