Olchawa Surname

302,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Olchawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olchawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,1071:34,3355,292
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
England191:2,932,529101,561
Norway91:571,36544,190
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Olchawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olchawa has its highest incidence in Poland. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olchawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 302,272nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,802,186 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Olchawa reside; 88 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 88 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Poland, where it is carried by 1,107 people, or 1 in 34,335. Outside of Poland this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Olchawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Olchawa surname are 1.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Olchawa earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.82% less than the national average, earning 246,347 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.67% more than the national average, earning $49,477 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olchowa86178/
Alchawa8614/
Olchava866/
Elchawa861/
Olchawy861/
Olchawo861/
Olchoway8053/
Golchowa808/
Olchaeva801/
Olschowa801/
Golchouwa751/
Alshawa711,119/
Olchowy71577/
Olcheva7184/
Olchova718/
Olszawa716/
Alchawi713/
Alcaway713/
Elchawo711/
Olzhabay671,527/
Alshawwa67311/
Olzhabai67109/
Alchaeva6723/
Ouldchhaiba679/
Holcheva672/
Olchowoj672/
Alshawai672/
Al'hawat671/
Elchaeva671/
Olchowyi671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Olchawa
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