Olav Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Norway

Olav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey151:5,188,095110,069
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Norway61:857,04855,549
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Olav (27,184) may also be a first name.

Olav Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olav (Marathi: ऑलव, Russian: Олав) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Olav click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olav? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,185,033rd most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. Olav occurs predominantly in Asia, where 47 percent of Olav are found; 39 percent are found in West Asia and 39 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Olav is also the 30,045th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 27,184 people.

It is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 5,188,095. In Turkey Olav is most common in: Adana Province, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Turkey this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 26 percent reside and Norway, where 16 percent reside.

Olav Last Name Statistics demography

Olav earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.76% more than the national average, earning 376,388 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olaev8948/
Olavs8936/
Golav8923/
Oylav8911/
Holav894/
Olayv893/
Olhav893/
Olavh892/
Olaiv891/
Goilav8024/
Golaiv804/
Golhav804/
Holaev803/
Olyaev803/
Oliavs801/
Alav752,814/
Olaf751,003/
Olap75376/
Olev75275/
Olaw7582/
Olov7572/
Olab7533/
Elav757/
Holiaev7331/
Hohlaev731/
Hollatv731/
Holov676,830/
Golov674,712/
Alaev674,064/
Olowa672,495/
Golap672,287/
Golab671,615/
Olape671,018/
Galav67920/
Elaev67656/
Holev67548/
Halav67253/
Eliav67236/
Holap67159/
Oslov67109/
Olova67100/
Oulab6790/
Olgov6765/
Oloev6749/
Olhov6740/
Olyap6740/
Oleev6733/
Golaf6732/
Olaff6732/
Helav6726/
Olaip6724/
Olafs6724/
Ohlov6720/
Olafe6719/
Allav6718/
Aliav6713/
Ollap6712/
Olaph6712/
Oslab6712/
Holab679/
Holavová679/
Olyab678/
Oliab676/
Aalav676/
Oulaf676/
Oliap675/
Oleap673/
Elhav673/
Oilov673/
Alaiv672/
Olaib672/
Otlov672/
Uolov672/
Oliov672/
Olyov672/
Ollaf671/
Olhavová671/
Olgap671/
Oolap671/
O'Law671/
Ohlev671/
Alavw671/
Olayp671/
Olaif671/
Olafz671/
Ollov671/
Oulaw671/
Olabs671/
Olgab671/
Ollaw671/

Olav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olav in the Marathi language
ऑलवolava33.33
ओलावolava33.33
ओलवolava33.33
Olav in the Russian language
Олавolav-

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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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  • 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 Olav
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