Olarasu Surname

511,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Olarasu Surname User-submission:

The surname Olarasu means 'son of a person who makes pottery out of clay'.

Olarasu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4081:49,2106,091
Moldova2041:17,4582,995
Israel171:503,39037,521
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Olaraşu (2) & Olăraşu (9) are calculated separately.

Olarasu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Olarasu means 'son of a person who makes pottery out of clay'.

- christosmemos

Olarasu Last Name Facts

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

Olarasu is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Olaraşu or Olăraşu. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olarasu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olarasu is the 511,519th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,404,610 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Olarasu are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The last name Olarasu is most commonly used in Romania, where it is carried by 408 people, or 1 in 49,210. In Romania it is mostly found in: Iași County, where 37 percent reside, Galați County, where 13 percent reside and Botoșani County, where 13 percent reside. Besides Romania this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 32 percent reside and Israel, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olaraşu952/
Olarashu9314/
Olăraşu909/
Olorasu863/
Olaraju863/
Olareaju8032/
Alharasuh758/
Alaraju7132/
Alaracu7124/
Alarousu6717/
Allaraju671/
Olairoju671/
Alarajou671/

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Footnotes

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