Olbison Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Olbison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olbison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1931:288,69522,251
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798

Olbison Last Name Facts

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

Olbison is found most frequently in England. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olbison? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,173,425th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. The surname Olbison is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Olbison live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 288,695. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 83 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 5 percent are found and Leicestershire, where 4 percent are found. Barring England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent are found and Jersey, where 1 percent are found.

Olbison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Olbison has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 1,072 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Albison86113/
Albisson80301/
Halbison8053/
Albitson801/
Holbeson800/
Holbyson800/
Gulbison800/
Albuisson75241/
Halbeison752/
Alvison7123/
Albeson716/
Olveson712/
Albisun711/
Albixon710/
Halbisen67120/
Allbeson6718/
Halbisun671/
Albetson671/
Halvison670/
Halbisan670/
Holveson670/
Golveson670/

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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 Olbison
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