Olazabal Surname

58,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Cuba

Olazabal Surname User-submission:

Basque name and surname registered in the onomastic gazetteer of Euskaltzaindia (Academy of the Basque Language). Its etymology comes from the noun ol(h)a (cabana, hut, dwelling, room) with suffixation of the adjective zabal (wide, wide, broad, extensive) to conclude in 'wide cabana'.

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Olazabal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru3,2951:9,6461,377
Cuba1,9271:5,980652
Spain1,1361:41,1553,974
Argentina6841:62,4905,338
United States5671:639,25751,420
Mexico2741:453,0158,502
Uruguay2371:14,4801,642
France2121:313,31547,708
Venezuela951:317,9387,174
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Guatemala601:268,0444,260
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Chile181:978,69319,774
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England91:6,190,895170,599
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Macau11:601,6301,582
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Olazábal (611) & Olazàbal (4) are calculated separately.

Olazabal (10) may also be a first name.

Olazabal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Basque name and surname registered in the onomastic gazetteer of Euskaltzaindia (Academy of the Basque Language). Its etymology comes from the noun ol(h)a (cabana, hut, dwelling, room) with suffixation of the adjective zabal (wide, wide, broad, extensive) to conclude in 'wide cabana'.

Ol(h)a acquires the meaning of 'ferreria' when, exclusively, the plant has been dedicated to the industrial activity of mertalurgy. In this case, it would be interpreted as 'wide ferreria'.

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Olazabal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olazabal (Russian: Олазабаль) has its highest incidence in Peru. It may be rendered as a variant: Olazábal or Olazàbal. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olazabal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 58,000th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 835,345 people. The last name Olazabal occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Olazabal live; 50 percent live in South America and 38 percent live in Andean South America. Olazabal is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 10 people.

It is most frequent in Peru, where it is carried by 3,295 people, or 1 in 9,646. In Peru it is most numerous in: Lima Province, where 35 percent live, Lambayeque Region, where 28 percent live and Arequipa Region, where 9 percent live. Besides Peru this surname exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Cuba, where 22 percent live and Spain, where 13 percent live.

Olazabal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Olazabal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Olazabal surname grew 56,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olazabal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Olazabal last name are 44.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.62% registered with the party.

The amount Olazabal earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 2.96% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,958 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.21% less than the national average, earning $21,974,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 3.75% more than the national average, earning $44,769 USD per year.

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Olazabal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olazabal in the Russian language
Олазабальolazabal-

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