Olavi Surname

513,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Olavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia5401:4,462820
Sweden381:259,12517,909
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Finland91:610,74534,002
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
India51:153,413,076951,030
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Olavi (14,770) may also be a first name.

Olavi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olavi (Hindi: ोलवी, Marathi: ऑलवी, Russian: Олави) occurs in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Olavi.

How Common Is The Last Name Olavi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 513,430th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 11,458,406 people. The surname Olavi occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Olavi live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 46,891st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 14,770 people.

The surname Olavi is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is borne by 540 people, or 1 in 4,462. In Namibia it is most common in: Omusati Region, where 44 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 19 percent are found and Kavango East Region, where 11 percent are found. Barring Namibia this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Olavi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Olavi has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olavi Last Name Statistics demography

Olavi earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olaviy91121/
Olavio9193/
Golavi9136/
Olavid9123/
Olavis915/
Holavi911/
Oleavi911/
Olavie911/
Golaviy83459/
Oleavis831/
Golhavi831/
Holavio831/
Alavi8028,106/
Olave8024,933/
Olabi802,282/
Elavi80112/
Olava80109/
Olawi8015/
Olovi8015/
Olevi807/
Golabi738,626/
Olaibi732,668/
Helavi731,377/
Olaves731,074/
Ollave73633/
Galavi73426/
Olaver73343/
Halavi73256/
Olavez73203/
Alavid73178/
Olhava73123/
Oolabi73117/
Golave73105/
Olaïbi73103/
Oulabi7399/
Holava7385/
Alavis7378/
Olaiwi7377/
Elavai7367/
Holabi7342/
Allavi7341/
Alyavi7339/
Oliava7337/
Alavie7336/
Elavie7323/
Olawui7320/
Holave7319/
Olawei7317/
Alavai7317/
Olampi7316/
Oylevi7316/
Olewai7314/
Golovi7313/
Olaabi7312/
Olabis7312/
Olaiwe7311/
Olouvi739/
Olavet739/
Olabyi738/
Olabiy738/
Alaviy738/
Alauvi737/
Olaîbi737/
Olaibe736/
Olawyi735/
Oliabi735/
Uolevi735/
Alavei735/
Alaviz734/
Alavio734/
Aslavi734/
Olaiba733/
Olaiva733/
Ehlavi733/
Elaviy733/
Alavih733/
Alavit733/
Oliave733/
Algavi732/
Aalavi732/
Oleavy732/
Olovio732/
Olabai732/
Alavii732/
Elhavi732/
Olaywi732/
Olaiwy732/
Olavee731/
Alavhi731/
Alayvi731/
Aulavi731/
Olaubi731/
Olovie731/
Olyave731/
Olovei731/
Olatbi731/
Olaive731/
Olaboi731/
Olobai731/
Aliavi731/
Olaiwa731/
Olevie731/
Alaavi731/
Olawie731/
Ollabi731/
Olabio731/
Holavy730/
Halavai671,792/
Holovyi671,408/
Holovei67849/
Golovei67352/
Hallavi67321/
Holovai67243/
Goloviy67113/
Oullabi6777/
Olabhie6750/
Olovich6734/
Holaves6722/
Allavie6719/
Ollabis6718/
Ollaves6712/
Helavai6711/
Galavii6710/
Golovij677/
Olhovoi676/
Olaiwaj676/
Alavidt676/
Alaviph676/
Olhaver676/
Golovoi675/
Golobai675/
Holoviy674/
Holeava674/
Holovoi674/
Halavit673/
Ollampi673/
Olashbi673/
Ollaibi673/
Golovio672/
Alavhis672/
Golabai672/
Oleavey672/
Olayver672/
Olaibge672/
Ollavez672/
Olhavea671/
Olhovih671/
Ohlaver671/
Helhavi671/
Holowai671/
Golovih671/
Golovui671/
Golovyi671/
Aliavid671/
Alatvis671/
Alavaid671/
Aulavis671/
Elaivie671/
Olaibai671/
Houlabi671/
Holouvi671/
Oulawai671/
Olliave671/
Halaviy671/
Galavij671/
Galavio671/
Galaviy671/
Allavid671/
Allahvi671/
Alaaviz671/
Alhavih671/
Olabish671/
Olouvui671/
Alhlavi671/
Golaabi671/
Galavai671/
Olabhio671/
Oloibai671/
Olampai671/
Golovii671/
Halavei671/
Holobai671/
O'Leavy670/
Ollaver670/
Oleaves670/
Oliaver670/
Oleaver670/

Olavi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olavi in the Hindi language
ोलवीolavi-
Olavi in the Marathi language
ऑलवीolavi-
Olavi in the Russian language
Олавиolavi-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olavi
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