Olems Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Olems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olems (21) may also be a first name.

Olems Last Name Facts

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

Olems is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olems? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,141,416th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Olems reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Olems is also the 2,368,944th most widespread forename in the world. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname Olems is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 2,439,559. In Germany Olems is mostly found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany Olems exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holems9134/
Ohlems911/
Hollems8348/
Oellems831/
Holeams830/
Elems80241/
Olens8032/
Olams808/
Alems806/
Oloms802/
Ulems801/
Helems73213/
Ellems7380/
Allems7336/
Holens7321/
Oulens734/
Elhems734/
Holams734/
Oilens731/
Olhens731/
Ohlens731/
Ollams731/
Holims730/
Hellems67435/
Hollens67178/
Hollams6731/
Alemnsh6725/
Algemsh673/
Gollens672/
Hollims672/
Goolens671/
Elleams671/
Holloms671/
Holenss671/
Alhemse671/
Haleams670/
Haslems670/
Hallems670/

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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 Olems
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