Oleksy Surname

66,096th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Oleksy Surname Definition:

(Ukranian) Descendant of Oleksiy (helper of mankind).

Oleksy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland6,2141:6,117744
United States9521:380,73433,628
England821:679,48938,951
France541:1,230,050127,496
Canada491:751,95159,756
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Norway131:395,56035,657
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Oleksy (26) may also be a first name.

Oleksy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ukranian) Descendant of Oleksiy (helper of mankind).

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

Oleksy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oleksy (Russian: Олексы) has its highest incidence in Poland. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oleksy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 66,096th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 965,494 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Oleksy are found; 82 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 82 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Oleksy is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 26 people.

Oleksy is most widespread in Poland, where it is carried by 6,214 people, or 1 in 6,117. Excluding Poland this surname exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Oleksy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oleksy surname are 1.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Oleksy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 45.12% less than the national average, earning 189,945 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 81.36% less than the national average, earning R 44,304 per year; in United States they earn 9.03% more than the national average, earning $47,046 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.72% more than the national average, earning $55,010 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oleksyi921,405/
Olekszy92123/
Oleksiy92121/
Oleksey9224/
Olekshy9220/
O'Leksy929/
Olesksy922/
Olekshyi8676/
Oleksych8612/
Oleksiey861/
Olekshiy861/
Oleksa831,868/
Aleksy83497/
Olexsy8316/
Oleksi836/
Olesxy832/
Oliksy831/
Uleksy831/
Olekseycz807/
Aleksey771,501/
Holeksa77907/
Aleksyi77355/
Oleksza77143/
Aleksiy77102/
Oleksii7720/
Olexsey7714/
Haleksy7713/
Oleksha777/
Oleksei775/
Holeksi772/
Olyksyi772/
Oleksze771/
Alesksy771/
Oleksai771/
Oleksee771/
Oleksieycz751/
Olexy73304/
Oleksiej71157/
Aleksych7155/
Oleksich7113/
Olekssei715/
Olekshei714/
Alekseey713/
Aleksyoy712/
Oleksijs711/
Alekxsey711/
Olekšijs711/
Oleksiez711/
Aleksa674,266/
Aleksi67746/
Alekse6770/
Elekse6749/
Olexey6749/
Olexsa6720/
Alexsy6718/
Alekseych6711/
Eleksi677/
O'Lexy676/
Olexiy674/
Olexis672/
Olekša671/
Olekseech671/
Oliksa671/
Olekci671/
Olekseich671/
Olesxe671/

Oleksy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oleksy in the Russian language
Олексыoleksy-

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