Olbs Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Olbs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olbs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Olbs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olbs is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olbs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olbs is the 5,057,639th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Olbs is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Olbs live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 8,050,546. In Germany Olbs is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent live. Not including Germany it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Olbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Olbs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Olbs surname increased 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olbs Last Name Statistics demography

Olbs earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golbs89363/
Holbs892/
Olb8623/
Holb75417/
Elbs75307/
Olfs7592/
Albs7570/
Olps7554/
Golb7540/
Oulb754/
Ojlb751/
Olbt751/
Olbh751/
Olbc751/
Ollb751/
Oilb751/
Oylb751/
Uolb751/
Ohlfs67101/
Holbø6741/
Holps675/
Halbs674/
Goulb674/
Houlb673/
Goilb673/
Golfs673/
Holfs673/
Hulbs672/
Helbs671/
Gollb671/
Allbs671/
Goylb671/
Galbs671/
Golbß671/
Outlb671/
Ollbj671/
Ollfs670/
Holws670/

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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 Olbs
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