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Where Does The Last Name Olaya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Olaya (Arabic: اولايا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﻻﻱ, Marathi: ओळया, Oriya: ଓଲାୟା, Russian: Олайа) is held by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olaya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 9,391^st most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 120,981 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Olaya are found; 83 percent are found in South America and 61 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 73,978^th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 7,536 people.

The surname Olaya is most frequently used in Colombia, where it is borne by 36,343 people, or 1 in 1,315. In Colombia Olaya is mostly found in: Capital District, where 23 percent are found, Cundinamarca Department, where 12 percent are found and Valle del Cauca Department, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Colombia this surname exists in 58 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 16 percent are found and Ecuador, where 6 percent are found.

Olaya Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Olaya last name are 34.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.25% being registered with the political party.

The amount Olaya earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 5.62% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,295 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning $24,511,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.28% less than the national average, earning $41,734 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.54% less than the national average, earning $44,446 CAD per year.