Ohlander Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ohlander Surname User-submission:

The meaning of this surname is 'islander', or 'a person from Öland'.

Ohlander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1971:49,9843,864
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Öhlander (213) are calculated separately.

Ohlander Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of this surname is 'islander', or 'a person from Öland'.

- Vincent Öhlander Rice

Ohlander Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ohlander occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Öhlander. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohlander? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 860,770th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Ohlander are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 197 people, or 1 in 49,984. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Skåne County, where 30 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 20 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 10 percent reside. Besides Sweden this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Denmark, where 3 percent reside.

Ohlander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ohlander has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ohlander last name increased 692 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ohlander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ohlander last name are 31.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.57% registered with the party.

The amount Ohlander earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 10.32% more than the national average, earning 381,785 kr per year and in United States they earn 6.38% more than the national average, earning $45,901 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Öhlander96213/
Ohlaender941/
Ohllander941/
Oehlander941/
Olander936,305/
Helander883,990/
Ahlander88331/
Holander88262/
Halander88141/
Ollander8864/
Golander8847/
Oslander8844/
Oliander8815/
Olyander889/
O'Lander883/
Olandier881/
Olahnder880/
Olhander880/
Olande86500/
Hollander8217,760/
Hallander82275/
Hellander82179/
Ouslander8286/
Oislander8249/
Heliander8248/
Höllander8213/
Heulander8213/
Aahlander825/
Gollander824/
Holaender823/
Haslander821/
Halyander821/
Hotlander820/
Hoslander820/
Goilander820/
Olender806,500/
Elander801,152/
Alander801,129/
Halande80850/
Ölander80554/
Holande8040/
Älander8035/
Oliande8015/
Olaande801/
Olannde801/
Olonder800/
Hollaender78703/
Houslander7878/
Hauslander783/
Hadtlander780/
Holender75562/
Hollande75524/
Galander75386/
Allander75172/
Golender75145/
Oslender75136/
Aslander75135/
Eliander7546/
Alyander7526/
Osländer7522/
Atlander7518/
Aulander7512/
Ollender7510/
Ehlender758/
Halandei755/
Helender753/
Ahlonder752/
Alandier752/
Halender752/
Ellander752/
Alaander751/
Uilander751/
Houlande751/
Helandir751/
Eulander751/
Aalander751/
Aelander750/
D'Hollander741,424/
Holanderová741/
Alande714,459/
Holländer713,713/
Hollender712,460/
Olonde711,086/
Auslander711,064/
Gallander71212/
Olandi71201/
Hellender7160/
Gollender7135/
Olandj7121/
Olandy718/
Hollandjr717/
Attlander714/
Hallender713/
Oislender713/
Autlander712/
Hollamder711/
Hollonder711/
Oyslender711/
Hölländer711/
Olęder711/
Goulender711/
Hollanderová704/
Allande67402/
Olanday67357/
Alender67287/
Elender67214/
Aliande6772/
Olandoy6730/
Aalande6727/
Holandi6727/
Halandi6715/
D'Hollande6713/
Alandhe678/
Alamder677/
Holonde676/
Ahlandi673/
Alhande673/
Alaande672/
Houllender672/
Alandey671/
Olenderová671/
O'Landy671/
Älender671/
Alandeh671/
Ollandi671/
Alonder670/

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