Oleksak Surname

291,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Oleksak Surname User-submission:

From Oleksandr, equivalent of Alexander, and the Polish demonym suffix -ak.

Oleksak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland8761:43,3896,810
United States3501:1,035,59775,973
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Olekšak (6) & Olekšák (223) are calculated separately.

Oleksak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From Oleksandr, equivalent of Alexander, and the Polish demonym suffix -ak.

- oleksakjoseph

Oleksak Last Name Facts

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

Oleksak (Russian: Олексак) is held by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Olekšak or Olekšák. Click here for further possible spellings of Oleksak.

How Common Is The Last Name Oleksak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 291,033rd most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,541,860 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Oleksak are found; 68 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Poland, where it is borne by 876 people, or 1 in 43,389. Not including Poland Oleksak exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Oleksak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oleksak last name are 17.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Oleksak earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.53% less than the national average, earning R 103,296 per year; in United States they earn 0.82% more than the national average, earning $43,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.14% less than the national average, earning $47,130 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Oleksak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oleksak in the Russian language
Олексакoleksak-

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