Olejniczak Surname

22,473rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Olejniczak Surname Definition:

(Polish) The son of one who made oil from sunflower seeds or linseeds for food purposes.

Olejniczak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland21,1231:1,799139
United States1,5921:227,67521,993
Germany5461:147,44617,738
France4071:163,20125,424
England1281:435,29729,139
Australia941:287,18825,495
Canada611:604,02649,778
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Norway261:197,78022,769
Sweden251:393,87027,867
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Austria151:567,69652,281
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Wales41:773,63329,106
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Olejniczak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) The son of one who made oil from sunflower seeds or linseeds for food purposes.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Olejniczak Last Name Facts

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

Olejniczak is found most frequently in Poland. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olejniczak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 22,473rd most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 301,487 people. Olejniczak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Olejniczak live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 87 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Olejniczak is most numerous in Poland, where it is held by 21,123 people, or 1 in 1,799. Barring Poland Olejniczak is found in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Olejniczak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Olejniczak are 10.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.96% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Olejniczak earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.69% less than the national average, earning 329,838 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 159.3% more than the national average, earning R 616,188 per year; in United States they earn 10.34% more than the national average, earning $47,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $50,136 CAD per year.

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