Oleksa Surname

219,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Oleksa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oleksa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland8771:43,3406,800
United States4941:733,72357,547
Ukraine3851:118,24116,791
Latvia331:62,1239,312
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
France91:7,380,302306,885
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Olekša (1) are calculated separately.

Oleksa (1,313) may also be a first name.

Oleksa Last Name Facts

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

Oleksa (Russian: Олекса) is held by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Olekša. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oleksa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 219,077th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,901,256 people. The surname Oleksa occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Oleksa are found; 69 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 48 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 216,974th most frequently occurring given name in the world It is held by 1,313 people.

Oleksa is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 877 people, or 1 in 43,340. Besides Poland it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Ukraine, where 21 percent are found.

Oleksa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oleksa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oleksa surname grew 49,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oleksa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Oleksa last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Oleksa last name are 3.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.44% registered to vote for the political party.

Oleksa earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.06% more than the national average, earning $44,901 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olekša941/
Holeksa92907/
Oleksza92143/
Oleksha927/
Oleksia924/
Oleksas921/
Olesksa921/
Oleksai921/
Oleksy837,548/
Aleksa834,266/
Olexsa8320/
Oleksi836/
Olekso832/
Eleksa832/
Oliksa831/
Oleksyi771,405/
Olekszy77123/
Oleksiy77121/
Aleksza7789/
Aleksia7751/
Aleksha7726/
Oleksey7724/
Oleksii7720/
Olekshy7720/
O'Leksy779/
Oleksei775/
Oleckso773/
Holeksi772/
Heleksa772/
Olesksy772/
Oleksee771/
Aleksoa771/
Oliksha771/
Alekhsa771/
Aleksah771/
Oleksze771/
Haleksa771/
Olaksza771/
Holiksa771/
Olexa73769/
Oleksiej71157/
Olekshyi7176/
Oleksich7113/
Alekseea7113/
Oleksych7112/
Olekssei715/
Olekshei714/
Aleksaia712/
Oleksiey711/
Olekshiy711/
Oleksiez711/
Oleksijs711/
Olekšijs711/
Alecsa67925/
Aleksi67746/
Aleksy67497/
Alekso67148/
Alaksa67109/
Aliksa6773/
Alekse6770/
Aloksa6765/
Holexa6762/
Alexsa6741/
Aleksaitė6740/
Olexsy6716/
Olekseycz677/
Elaksa674/
O'Lexa673/
Olesxy672/
Olexis672/
Olekseich671/
Olekci671/
Olekseech671/
Uleksy671/
Elekso671/
Oliksy671/
Olesxe671/
Alesxa671/

Oleksa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oleksa in the Russian language
Олексаoleksa-

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