Olaru Surname
Approximately 28,924 people bear this surname
Olaru Surname User-submission:
Olaru translates to 'potter' in English. The surname is an occupational surname indicating the profession of the person's ancestors.
Olaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 24,559 | 1:818 | 105 |
| Moldova | 2,085 | 1:1,708 | 189 |
| Spain | 780 | 1:59,939 | 5,450 |
| Ukraine | 374 | 1:121,718 | 17,241 |
| Russia | 186 | 1:774,855 | 64,192 |
| United States | 169 | 1:2,144,727 | 135,635 |
| Italy | 129 | 1:474,083 | 49,291 |
| England | 113 | 1:493,080 | 31,588 |
| Belgium | 97 | 1:118,522 | 17,481 |
| Germany | 97 | 1:829,953 | 60,372 |
| Canada | 82 | 1:449,336 | 38,948 |
| Greece | 45 | 1:246,218 | 37,554 |
| France | 42 | 1:1,581,493 | 147,826 |
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Transnistria | 6 | 1:79,116 | 10,859 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
The alternate forms: Oláru (1) are calculated separately.
Olaru (38) may also be a first name.
Olaru Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Olaru translates to 'potter' in English. The surname is an occupational surname indicating the profession of the person's ancestors.
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Olaru Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Olaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olaru (Russian: Олару) occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Oláru. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olaru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 19,021st most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 251,955 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Olaru reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 92 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,662,754th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 38 people.
The surname Olaru is most commonly held in Romania, where it is carried by 24,559 people, or 1 in 818. In Romania Olaru is primarily concentrated in: Bacău County, where 9 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 8 percent reside and Iași County, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Romania this surname occurs in 53 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 7 percent reside and Spain, where 3 percent reside.
Olaru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Olaru surname are 15.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.07% registered with the party.
The amount Olaru earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 83.57% less than the national average, earning €4,933 per year; in United States they earn 14.81% more than the national average, earning $49,538 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.92% less than the national average, earning $49,226 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Olaru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Olaru in the Russian language | ||
| Олару | olaru | - |
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