Ólafur Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Ólafur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
The alternate forms: Olafur (4) & Òlafur (1) are calculated separately.
Ólafur (3,457) may also be a first name.
Ólafur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ólafur Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ólafur is borne by more people in Iceland than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Olafur or Òlafur. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ólafur.
How Common Is The Last Name Ólafur? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ólafur reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 120,936th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 3,457 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Iceland, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 190,045. In Iceland Ólafur is most prevalent in: Northwestern Region, where 50 percent live and Southern Peninsula, where 50 percent live. Aside from Iceland this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 33 percent live.
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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 Ólafur
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