Overview
people
Sample Size
2,972
Gender Distribution
Male:
94.4%
Female:
5.6%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
Scandinavian
Meaning
Derived from the Old Norse name 'Óláfr' which means 'ancestor's descendant'
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
DK
950 samples
99%
NO
612 samples
99%
DE
548 samples
98%
TH
212 samples
86%
ES
84 samples
71%
SE
70 samples
94%
US
58 samples
97%
KE
33 samples
94%
FR
27 samples
74%
RU
23 samples
57%
GB
23 samples
96%
NL
22 samples
100%
IT
20 samples
70%
UA
20 samples
65%
ZA
18 samples
83%
ID
18 samples
94%
CH
17 samples
94%
BE
17 samples
88%
GL
12 samples
100%
CZ
12 samples
83%
+ 12 more countries
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