Olavesen Surname

624,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Olavesen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olavesen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4121:12,4811,418
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Olavesen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olavesen is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olavesen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 624,505th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 14,842,252 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Olavesen are found; 87 percent are found in Northern Europe and 84 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 412 people, or 1 in 12,481. In Norway Olavesen is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 91 percent reside, Western Norway, where 8 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Norway this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Switzerland, where 3 percent reside.

Olavesen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Olavesen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 12.73% less than the national average, earning 302,017 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.12% more than the national average, earning $49,242 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olavessen9432/
Olaveson88254/
Olasveen8833/
Olgaveen881/
Olaven861/
Allavesen824/
Alaveen801/
Olabeson754/
Olavison752/
Alavesan751/
Olawaseun7125/
Olowaseun719/
Olavin716/
Oloven711/
Holoven67345/
Goloven67209/
Alaween67144/
Goloveshin6714/
Golavin6710/
Galaven678/
Alavene672/
Holavyn671/
Alavien671/
Olovesnova671/
Olowoeseun671/
Olawene671/
Halaven671/

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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 Olavesen
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