Olaru Surname

19,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,924 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania24,5591:818105
Moldova2,0851:1,708189
Spain7801:59,9395,450
Ukraine3741:121,71817,241
Russia1861:774,85564,192
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
Italy1291:474,08349,291
England1131:493,08031,588
Belgium971:118,52217,481
Germany971:829,95360,372
Canada821:449,33638,948
Greece451:246,21837,554
France421:1,581,493147,826
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Israel181:475,42436,085
Austria151:567,69652,281
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Norway81:642,78647,258
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Transnistria61:79,11610,859
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

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.

- rares_maglan

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oláru931/
Olaeru91160/
Olarux914/
Golaru912/
Ollaru911/
Olarou911/
Olarau911/
Olearu911/
Ollarzu83215/
Oularou8370/
Gollaru8326/
Holyaru832/
Olathru831/
Olaruis831/
Olearus830/
Oleru805,191/
Alaru802,533/
Ularu80527/
Elaru80146/
Oloru8088/
Goularou77124/
Hollarzu776/
Gollearu773/
Ouliarou771/
Oloeru73342/
Șelaru73123/
Alarou73111/
Halaru73106/
Șalaru73103/
Ellaru7325/
Allaru7314/
Aliaru7311/
Aularu7310/
Algaru739/
Alharu736/
Alairu736/
Elearu735/
Alarud735/
Șoleru734/
Alarus734/
Holeru733/
Olleru733/
Ullaru733/
Gularu733/
Elaeru733/
Alyaru733/
Alaaru732/
Oeleru732/
Olorou731/
Oleeru731/
Oleuru731/
Galaru731/
Olheru731/
Atlaru731/
Alaruj731/
Alargu731/
Goloru731/
O'Leru731/
Goulearou7115/
Gouliarou714/
Halarou672,793/
Hallaru67122/
Allarou6734/
Alaitru6716/
Allarud6715/
Halairu6712/
Golloru6712/
Alarouj676/
Gooloru674/
Ollarzú673/
Alharou673/
Olooreu673/
Gallaru672/
Gullaru672/
Olourou672/
Alaroud671/
Alarouh671/
Haslaru671/
Alairou671/
Allarui671/
Ullearu671/
Alarous671/
Ulharus671/
Elharou671/
Halarau671/
Ahalaru671/
Haliaru671/

Olaru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olaru in the Russian language
Оларуolaru-

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