Oleg Surname

366,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Oleg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oleg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5251:274,52028,572
Belarus1131:84,08013,311
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Kazakhstan321:552,57839,450
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Transnistria211:22,6053,991
Moldova201:178,06817,570
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
France101:6,642,272293,169
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
England91:6,190,895170,599
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Oleg (1,381,477) may also be a first name.

Oleg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oleg (Georgian: ოლეგ, Russian: Олег) is found most frequently in Russia. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oleg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oleg is the 366,000th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,398,524 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Oleg reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 57 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Oleg is also the 560th most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 1,381,477 people.

This last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 525 people, or 1 in 274,520. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 21 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent live and Krasnodar Krai, where 6 percent live. Aside from Russia Oleg occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Oleg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oleg has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oleg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus, Orthodox (75%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Oleg last name are 12.75% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 34.02% being registered with the party.

The amount Oleg earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.89% more than the national average, earning $44,397 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.84% less than the national average, earning $42,808 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osleg8919/
Goleg896/
Olegs893/
Olleg891/
Olegh891/
Olegg891/
Ohleg890/
Olegue8064/
Gouleg803/
Holleg802/
Golegh802/
Ollegt801/
Goleyg801/
Oulleg801/
Golegg801/
Olleig800/
Gooleg800/
Olek755,991/
Olig75389/
Olex75221/
Aleg75153/
Olec7538/
Eleg7527/
Uleg753/
Oljg751/
Olyg751/
Olegova73743/
Ollegue73127/
Hosleag735/
Oulegue731/
Hollegg731/
Holeigh730/
Alleg673,475/
Oleke672,799/
Holec672,233/
Holek671,296/
Ohlig671,205/
Olekh67955/
Ollig67950/
Golek67409/
Ollek67313/
Olike67296/
Utleg67282/
Oleck67249/
Heleg67171/
Alegh6741/
Holig6731/
Guleg6720/
Holex6716/
Olyog6716/
Oleuk6714/
Ulleg6714/
Olyke6713/
Oleak6712/
Galeg6712/
Otlec6711/
Oleik6710/
Eeleg6710/
Aleeg6710/
Elegh679/
Oelig677/
Elheg676/
Oilex676/
Holeq676/
Olegowna676/
Algeg675/
Asleg674/
Golig673/
Alieg673/
Haleg672/
Oilig672/
Ollec672/
Olesc672/
Olexz671/
Huleg671/
Oleek671/
Elleg671/
Ohlek671/
Olect671/
Olleq671/
Olequ671/
Oslig671/
Alegg671/
Oligg670/
Oligs670/

Oleg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oleg in the Georgian language
ოლეგoleg-
Oleg in the Russian language
Олегoleg-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oleg
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