Olafsen is used as a family name or surname in Norway. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Olafsen
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Norway
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Olafsen

How popular is Olafsen?

Olafsen is common in Norway.

Olafsen is ranked 210980 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Olafsens plummeted by 8.633094 per cent to 127 since 2000 and slipped by 16925 spots and ranked at 133048. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.49 94.96
Hispanic or Latino 4.72 3.6
Olafsen is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Norway which may be its originating country too. Around 1604 people have been found who wears Olafsen as their family name. Olafsen have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
275,830 Ukraine8
541,660 Russia8
112,145 Spain7
219,873 France2
201,317 England2
49,529 Israel1
123,175 Tanzania1
25,746 Finland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
46,489 Australia43
42,407 Sweden22
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
50,757 Canada60
10,614 Denmark54
Countries with hundreds of Olafsen:
130,153 United States162
Countries with thousands of Olafsen:
365 Norway1,233

Olafsen Namesakes

  • Frank Olafsen, Soccer player
  • Helene Olafsen, Snowboarder
  • Helene Olafsen, Snowboarder
  • Espen Olafsen, Soccer player
  • Helene Olafsen, Snowboarder
  • Helene Olafsen, Snowboarder
  • Helene Olafsen, Snowboarder

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