Oelsch Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Oelsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oelsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
Austria141:608,24554,975
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Oelsch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oelsch is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oelsch? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,075,631st most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Oelsch reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Oelsch is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 1,257,898. In Germany Oelsch is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 45 percent reside, Saxony, where 36 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Germany it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoelsch9213/
Olsch919/
Elsch912/
Oelch911/
Hoelsche860/
Ielsch83223/
Helsch8337/
Holsch8316/
Yelsch836/
Hoelsh831/
Hoelsc831/
Oels80306/
Elsh80254/
Olsh8022/
O'Welsh771/
O'Welch771/
Hoelche771/
Heilsch770/
Hoelshe770/
Ulsch7398/
Alsch7394/
Goels7374/
Oulch7357/
Oelse7332/
Uelsh7317/
Owels7314/
Holsh739/
Yelsh737/
Oehls734/
Hoels732/
Helsh732/
Oiels731/
Oelce731/
Eulsc731/
Ealsh730/
Houelche7183/
Olschowa711/
Haelsche710/
Els6721,434/
Ayelch671,771/
Ols67454/
Halsch67242/
Hulsch67215/
Howels67115/
Hölsch6754/
Hoylch6731/
Ulscht6720/
Owells6711/
Hoelse678/
Goyels675/
Hoells675/
Goehls673/
Oyeles672/
Oueles671/
Oellce671/
Hoelss671/
Oesles671/
Gulsch671/
Goelss671/
Gouels671/
Yellsh671/
Oweles671/
Oheles671/
Hollsh670/
Houels670/
Haelch670/
Oheels670/
Hoelce670/
Gowels670/
Allsch670/
Oehles670/

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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
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  • 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 Oelsch
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