Olaneta Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bolivia
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Olaneta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olaneta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bolivia1651:64,3423,105
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Olañeta (299) are calculated separately.

Olaneta (10) may also be a first name.

Olaneta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olaneta has its highest incidence in Bolivia. It can also occur as a variant: Olañeta. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olaneta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,286,243rd most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Olaneta are found; 96 percent are found in South America and 93 percent are found in Andean South America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Bolivia, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 64,342. In Bolivia Olaneta is primarily concentrated in: Cochabamba Department, where 96 percent are found, La Paz Department, where 2 percent are found and Oruro Department, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Bolivia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

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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 Olaneta
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