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 surname Ohlander occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Öhlander. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohlander? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ohlander is the 860,770th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. The surname Ohlander is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Ohlander reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held 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. Aside from Sweden Ohlander is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Denmark, where 3 percent reside.

Ohlander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ohlander has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ohlander surname grew 692 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ohlander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ohlander are 31.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.57% being 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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