Olander Surname
Approximately 6,305 people bear this surname
Olander Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,123 | 1:116,061 | 12,520 |
| Sweden | 2,089 | 1:4,714 | 451 |
| Finland | 434 | 1:12,665 | 1,910 |
| Denmark | 315 | 1:17,920 | 1,757 |
| Norway | 78 | 1:65,927 | 9,320 |
| South Africa | 49 | 1:1,105,667 | 65,349 |
| Estonia | 42 | 1:31,472 | 5,782 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 155 | 1:323,992 | 25,248 |
The alternate forms: Ölander (554) are calculated separately.
Olander (219) may also be a first name.
Olander Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Swedish) Islander.
User-submitted Reference
The meaning of this surname is 'islander', or 'a person from Öland'.
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Average Olander Salary in
United States
$49,041 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Olander Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olander Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olander (Russian: Оландер) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Ölander. For other potential spellings of Olander click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olander? popularity and diffusion
The last name Olander is the 77,570th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,155,836 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Olander live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 609,814th most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 219 people.
It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 3,123 people, or 1 in 116,061. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 12 percent reside, Minnesota, where 9 percent reside and Washington, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 33 percent reside and Finland, where 7 percent reside.
Olander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Olander has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Olander surname rose 2,015 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 173 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Olander Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Olander last name are 9.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.57% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Olander earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.25% less than the national average, earning 310,595 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40.75% less than the national average, earning R 140,796 per year; in United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,041 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.07% more than the national average, earning $56,175 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Olander Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Olander in the Russian language | ||
| Оландер | olander | - |
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Footnotes
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