Olescu Surname
Approximately 410 people bear this surname
Olescu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 405 | 1:49,575 | 6,134 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Olescu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olescu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olescu occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olescu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Olescu is the 713,660th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 17,774,502 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Olescu reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
Olescu is most frequent in Romania, where it is carried by 405 people, or 1 in 49,575. In Romania it is mostly found in: Brașov County, where 20 percent reside, Sibiu County, where 19 percent reside and Constanța County, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Romania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Iceland, where 0 percent reside and Libya, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golescu | 92 | 551 | / |
| Țolescu | 92 | 31 | / |
| Oleacu | 83 | 107 | / |
| Ulescu | 83 | 53 | / |
| Olesku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Elescu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Galescu | 77 | 460 | / |
| Holschu | 77 | 65 | / |
| Eliescu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Olschuh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Holecou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olecutt | 77 | 0 | / |
| Holleschau | 75 | 35 | / |
| Alecu | 73 | 9,273 | / |
| Oleku | 73 | 685 | / |
| Hollecou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Alecou | 67 | 126 | / |
| Elascu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Elyscu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Hollschuh | 67 | 17 | / |
| Oleuku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oleaku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holszchuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alecus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aliscu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goleku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olekuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holischuh | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Olescu
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