Olek Surname

81,142nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Olek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland4,2751:8,8911,209
France3941:168,58626,233
United States3641:995,76673,638
Germany2861:281,48829,497
Uganda1711:228,30017,543
Indonesia1351:979,62472,032
Israel791:108,32412,251
England401:1,392,95161,553
Australia351:771,30649,759
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Norway101:514,22941,629
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Ölek (288) are calculated separately.

Olek (5,937) may also be a first name.

Olek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olek (Georgian: ოლეკ, Russian: Олек) occurs more in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Ölek. Click here to see other potential spellings of Olek.

How Common Is The Last Name Olek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 81,142nd most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,216,416 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Olek are found; 72 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 71 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 86,250th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 5,937 people.

The last name is most widespread in Poland, where it is borne by 4,275 people, or 1 in 8,891. Outside of Poland Olek exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in France, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Olek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Olek surname are 28.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Olek earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.97% more than the national average, earning $43,567 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.24% less than the national average, earning $43,604 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ölek92288/
Oleke892,799/
Holek891,296/
Olekh89955/
Golek89409/
Ollek89313/
Oleck89249/
Oleuk8914/
Oleak8912/
Oleik8910/
Oleek891/
Ohlek891/
Hollek80216/
Gollek80193/
Olleik8052/
Olleck8039/
Holeek8039/
Holeck8030/
Olekss8022/
Oyleke8013/
Ollesk8012/
Olekhe809/
Golekh806/
Holeik806/
Holekh804/
Holeke804/
Olleke804/
Olliek803/
Oleaks803/
Houlek802/
Ohleck802/
Olleyk802/
Oleksh801/
Olieck801/
Hohlek801/
Goleak801/
Oleike801/
Goulek801/
Olehke801/
Olecke801/
Hoslek801/
Elek7511,258/
Alek758,201/
Olik751,573/
Oleg75985/
Ulek75275/
Olex75221/
Olyk7555/
Olík7549/
Olec7538/
Oljk752/
Holleck73111/
O'Leske7327/
Olekova7321/
Goleykh738/
Holeske732/
Holecks731/
Oleichk731/
Houslek730/
Aleke6713,671/
Holik6711,343/
Golik679,749/
Holyk677,441/
Halek673,529/
Holec672,233/
Holík671,935/
Galek671,554/
Ellek67922/
Allek67869/
Aleck67840/
Eleck67750/
Olekhova67482/
Olykh67455/
Hulek67382/
Hálek67302/
Olike67296/
Ollik67260/
Otlik67247/
Olick67198/
Alekh67184/
Hůlek67169/
Helek67148/
Uleke67125/
Olikh6793/
Olejková6791/
Gulek6788/
Holeková6784/
Húlek6783/
Aliek6779/
Ulekh6771/
Oslík6769/
Oulík6768/
Golyk6765/
Golík6732/
Oulik6728/
Õllek6723/
Osleg6719/
Gołek6717/
Aleuk6717/
Otlík6716/
Holex6716/
Olyke6713/
Otlec6711/
Aleak6710/
Otlyk6710/
Oilik679/
Aulek678/
Holekova678/
Aleik677/
Holeq676/
Uleck676/
Oilex676/
Goleg676/
Elekh676/
Aleek675/
Ollík675/
Oslyk675/
Olejkova674/
Olegs673/
Olaik672/
Ollec672/
Oluik672/
Oliok672/
Uliek672/
Olesc672/
Olexz671/
Uleak671/
Áleck671/
Olegg671/
Olegh671/
Olleg671/
Elhek671/
Eulek671/
Alekc671/
Alhek671/
Olequ671/
Eliek671/
Olleq671/
Olljk671/
Olect671/
Alekk671/
Alekx671/
Ahlek671/
Ohleg670/

Olek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olek in the Georgian language
ოლეკolek-
Olek in the Russian language
Олекolek-

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Footnotes

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