Olavan Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Olavan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Olavan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olavan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olavan (Hindi: ोलावन) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olavan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Olavan is the 3,882,373rd most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Olavan is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Olavan are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Olavan is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 2,257,404. In South Africa Olavan is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Olavan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Olavan in the Hindi language | ||
| ोलावन | olavana | - |
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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 Olavan
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