Oleskiw Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Oleskiw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oleskiw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada771:478,51441,057
England151:3,714,537119,675
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Oleskiw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oleskiw is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oleskiw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,806,862nd most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname Oleskiw occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Oleskiw are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 478,514. In Canada Oleskiw is mostly found in: Ontario, where 65 percent reside, British Columbia, where 22 percent reside and Alberta, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Canada it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Oleskiw Last Name Statistics demography

Oleskiw earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.4% less than the national average, earning $46,999 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oleskow8680/
Oleskiv8623/
Olesków8614/
Oleśków71310/
Oleskyv7171/
Aleskow7141/
Olechiw7122/
Olexciw7111/
Oleśkow718/
Olekciv711/
Olekeiv711/
Olèskow711/
Olekaife673/
Aleskiev671/

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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 Oleskiw
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