Olekov Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Olekov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 14 | 1:498,493 | 22,004 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
Olekov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olekov Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olekov (Russian: Олеков) is more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Olekov.
How Common Is The Last Name Olekov? popularity and diffusion
Olekov is the 3,798,600th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Olekov are found; 52 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 52 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 498,493. In Bulgaria Olekov is most numerous in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 57 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 21 percent reside and Kyustendil Province, where 7 percent reside. Beside Bulgaria Olekov occurs in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 48 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Olekov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Olekov in the Russian language | ||
| Олеков | olekov | - |
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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
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- 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 Olekov
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