Oldest Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Oldest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oldest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Oldest (9) may also be a first name.

Oldest Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oldest occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Oldest click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oldest? popularity and diffusion

Oldest is the 6,723,624th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Oldest is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Oldest are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Oldest is also the 3,941,740th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 9 people.

This last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 48,041,019. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Bryansk Oblast, where 33 percent reside, Omsk Oblast, where 33 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia Oldest exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oldeste922/
Oldes9183/
Goldesht86664/
Goldes83192/
Goldet83100/
Eldest8319/
Holdes837/
Aldest835/
Ouldes831/
Oldist830/
Olde802,483/
Guldest7729/
Goldeis772/
Goldist771/
Oldette771/
Holdges771/
Gouldes771/
Houldes770/
Golde734,238/
Older731,503/
Holde73408/
Ohlde73320/
Aldes73212/
Oldis73199/
Aldet7391/
Oulde7325/
Oldei7313/
Oldey739/
Oldie734/
Uolde732/
Oldge731/
Oilde731/
Oldje731/
Oldeu731/
Oldit731/
Oldde731/
Olded731/
Hotildes711/
Goldistt711/
Holdetch710/
Holldges710/
Holdgist710/
Holder6775,729/
Goldis67838/
Goldey67629/
Galdes67500/
Holdis67372/
Goldea67242/
Holdys67226/
Goldys67135/
Goulde6792/
Goldez6785/
Aldeus6773/
Holdge6747/
Aldeis6739/
Aldete6733/
Goldei6730/
Olderø6729/
Holdie6726/
Olderr6726/
Haldes6721/
Ouldei6716/
Goldee6713/
Aldett6711/
Aldeas6711/
Houlde679/
Haldet677/
Șoldea676/
Holdey676/
Goolde675/
Aldesh674/
Holdee673/
Holdea673/
Golded672/
Goldit672/
Holdit671/
Oilder671/
Holdei671/
Oulder671/
Ouldey671/
Goldeś671/
Aldees671/
Aldese671/
Ojlede671/
Ouldie671/
Holdep671/
Uldist671/
Aldetz671/
Holdex671/
Houldette671/
Oldays671/
Oldech671/
Oldgis671/
Oldher671/
Oldiej671/
Auldes670/
Oldied670/
Oldish670/
Alldes670/

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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 Oldest
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