Olest Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Olest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Olest (20) may also be a first name.
Olest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olest Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olest is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Olest.
How Common Is The Last Name Olest? popularity and diffusion
The surname Olest is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Olest is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olest are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 20 people.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Olest is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 80 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Olest occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Olest
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