Olem Surname

201,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Estonia

Olem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1591:152,8419,661
Uganda6331:61,6737,105
India671:11,448,737210,278
Cameroon631:329,66830,059
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Estonia351:37,7667,217
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Olem (623) may also be a first name.

Olem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olem (Marathi: ओलेम, Russian: Олем) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Olem.

How Common Is The Last Name Olem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 201,006th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,512,070 people. The last name Olem is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Olem live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olem is also the 333,939th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 623 people.

The surname Olem is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,159 people, or 1 in 152,841. In Nigeria Olem is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 82 percent are found, Ogun, where 4 percent are found and Benue, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 31 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Olem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Olem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Olem last name grew 875 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Olem surname are 25.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 78.57% registered with the party.

Olem earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.31% more than the national average, earning $43,283 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golem891,605/
Oleme891,397/
Ollem89444/
Oliem89292/
Holem89211/
Oulem8991/
Oleam8930/
Olgem8924/
Otlem8917/
Olhem8913/
Oslem899/
Oleem893/
Oleum893/
Oilem892/
Olemc891/
Oolem891/
Oelem891/
Ohlem890/
Gollem80369/
Oulhem80136/
Goulem8054/
Olehem8043/
Olheim8027/
Ouslem8027/
Hollem8017/
Olgeem8013/
Hotlem8010/
Olheme807/
Ouleme805/
Holeme804/
Hohlem801/
Goleam801/
Houlem801/
Olleme801/
Oyleme801/
Holgem800/
Alem75280,426/
Elem7511,194/
Olim754,203/
Olen751,977/
Ulem75501/
Olym75100/
Olne7541/
Ülem7539/
Álem752/
Oleń752/
Oelheim7321/
Houliem733/
Houleme732/
Olemova731/
Houllem731/
Houslem731/
Ouleyme731/
O'Leime731/
Ousllem731/
Holleam730/
Ohlheim730/
Ottleim730/
Aleem6765,480/
Aleme6725,543/
Halem677,304/
Allem676,467/
Holen673,664/
Goleń671,676/
Ellem671,509/
Golen671,308/
Golim671,303/
Oleng67889/
Helem67869/
Aalem67574/
Ohlen67573/
Ollen67526/
Alemn67487/
Olime67479/
Olien67391/
Galem67360/
Aslem67318/
Eleam67300/
Holim67291/
Oleen67230/
Ahlem67197/
Aleam67193/
Gulem67192/
Aliem67138/
Hulem6768/
Oslen6758/
Ullem6742/
Uleme6740/
Aulem6731/
Elhem6720/
Eliem6719/
Alhem6719/
Olenn6716/
Uliem6714/
Aelem6713/
O'Len6713/
Olaen6711/
Oslim678/
Aleim678/
Olend677/
Elemm676/
Uilem676/
Eleem676/
Olehn676/
Holemová675/
Holne673/
Alemm673/
Algem673/
Golym673/
Olaim673/
Ollim673/
Olent673/
Oulim673/
Atlem672/
Eelem672/
Oilen672/
Eleum672/
Aleym672/
Olgim672/
Holemova672/
Alemh672/
Oylen671/
Olesn671/
Hoelleim671/
Elehm671/
Ehlem671/
Uleum671/
Oliom671/
Oulen671/
Olgne671/
O'Lim671/
Oulne671/
Oluen671/
Eulem671/
Osiellem671/
Uhlem671/
Hoolehem670/
Otlen670/

Olem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olem in the Marathi language
ओलेमolema-
Olem in the Russian language
Олемolem-

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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 Olem
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