Olavsson Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Iceland

Olavsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olavsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Ólavsson (25) are calculated separately.

Olavsson Last Name Facts

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

Olavsson (Russian: Олавссон) is found most frequently in Norway. It can be rendered as a variant: Ólavsson. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olavsson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olavsson is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Olavsson is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Olavsson live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,028,457. In Norway Olavsson is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 60 percent are found, Central Norway, where 20 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway Olavsson exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 22 percent are found and Denmark, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ólavsson9625/
Olavson9347/
Olovsson881,723/
Olafsson881,242/
Olafssson821/
Olafson801,985/
Olavsen80154/
Olovson80125/
Olevson8076/
Olawson802/
Olapson802/
Olofsson7526,359/
Ólafsson753,347/
Elovsson75281/
Olaffson759/
Olowsson756/
Òlafsson755/
O'Lawson752/
Olafsone752/
Olefsson751/
Olöfsson751/
Elovfsson713/
Olofssson711/
Olofssoon711/
Oloffsson711/
Olafsen672,116/
Olofson67970/
Olefson6749/
Olowson6728/
Elovson6728/
Alabson6714/
Olovzon674/
Elafson674/
Alawson673/
Ólafson671/
Olopson671/
Elawson671/
Ulafson670/

Olavsson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olavsson in the Russian language
Олавссонolavsson-

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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 Olavsson
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