Olec Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Olec Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Oleć (1) are calculated separately.
Olec (29) may also be a first name.
Olec Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olec Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olec occurs most in Uganda. It may also occur in the variant forms: Oleć. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olec? popularity and diffusion
The last name Olec is the 3,185,033rd most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Olec are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 29 people.
The last name Olec is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,259,332. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Dokolo District, where 77 percent live, Amolatar District, where 6 percent live and Apac District, where 6 percent live. Other than Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.
Olec Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Olec has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Olec surname fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Olec
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