Olckers Surname

182,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Olckers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olckers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,2581:23,9943,051
England201:2,785,90397,972
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Olckers (11) may also be a first name.

Olckers Last Name Facts

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

Olckers occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olckers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olckers is the 182,166th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,122,342 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Olckers reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

The last name Olckers is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,258 people, or 1 in 23,994. In South Africa Olckers is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 31 percent reside, Western Cape, where 31 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 11 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and New Zealand, where 1 percent reside.

Olckers Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Olckers earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 25.84% more than the national average, earning R 299,052 per year and in United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oelckers93258/
Ohlckers933/
Olkers92762/
Oehlckers8852/
Oelkers862,914/
Holkers8672/
Olchers8638/
Olkkers861/
Alckers861/
Ohlkers860/
Oehlkers8081/
Gulckers8015/
Öhlckers801/
Alkers77111/
Olcars7791/
Ölkers7760/
Elkers770/
Elkersh713,196/
Alkersh71280/
Halkers7153/
Helkers7111/
Öhlkers712/
Gulkers711/
Allkers711/
Alkershe674/
Elkhersh671/
Alcors622/
Elcars622/
Elkars621/
Alkhars571,752/
Elqersh57520/
Alqersh57210/
Alkarsh577/
Elkarsh575/
Alkirsh574/
Elkirsh571/
Alquersh534/
Elquersh534/

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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 Olckers
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