Olayyan Surname

355,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Olayyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olayyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia9941:31,0424,349
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Olayyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olayyan is found in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olayyan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 355,117th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,116,744 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Olayyan reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 98 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname Olayyan is most frequently used in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 994 people, or 1 in 31,042. Excluding Saudi Arabia Olayyan exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Jordan, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alayyan86262/
Olaayan8674/
Olaiyan8640/
Olayian866/
Ulayyan863/
Alhayyan8012/
Olayon771,523/
Olyaon775/
Olhyan771/
Alajyan7148/
Alaiyan7142/
Alayian7128/
Goljaan7128/
Olijaan715/
Oluiyan713/
Alayaon712/
Aluyyan712/
Ouljyan711/
Ulaiyan711/
Olaeean711/
Golyean711/
Holyhan710/
Halajyan67461/
Olean67383/
Galajyan67208/
Olaon6787/
Oljan6722/
Hollyhan676/
Gulajyan675/
Oulhyane674/
Olajouan673/
Holajian671/
Allayaon671/
Golajaan671/
Houlyhan671/
Golajian671/
Ollyhand670/
Hoolyhan670/

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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 Olayyan
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