Olev Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Olev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia1991:6,642780
Bulgaria391:178,9469,978
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olev (1,413) may also be a first name.

Olev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olev (Russian: Олев) is carried by more people in Estonia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Olev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 950,707th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Olev live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 207,787th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 1,413 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Estonia, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 6,642. Outside of Estonia this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 14 percent live and Russia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golev894,029/
Holev89548/
Oleva89123/
Oliev89102/
Oloev8949/
Olaev8948/
Oleev8933/
Oslev8926/
Otlev8917/
Olgev891/
Ohlev891/
Goleva803,792/
Goleev8035/
Hohlev8018/
Goulev806/
Olyaev803/
Holoev803/
Holaev803/
Hollev802/
Ogliev801/
Olleva801/
Olloev801/
Houlev801/
Holiev801/
Alev754,413/
Oliv75705/
Olep75138/
Elev75130/
Olef7589/
Olov7572/
Olav7538/
Oljv752/
Olew751/
Élev751/
Holiaev7331/
Gouleva7325/
Hohleva7324/
Holleva733/
Olepova731/
Houslev731/
Hohlaev731/
Hoyleva731/
Hohlevs731/
Aliev67364,208/
Holov676,830/
Aleev674,231/
Alaev674,064/
Aloev671,056/
Galev67983/
Aleva67921/
Eloev67673/
Elaev67656/
Eleev67370/
Oleff67249/
Eliev67216/
Olefs67208/
Halev67148/
Holep67126/
Olipe67110/
Olova67100/
Olife6799/
Allev6785/
Goleb6778/
Holevová6776/
Ohlef6745/
Olhov6740/
Olepe6736/
Holef6735/
Oleph6731/
Goliv6730/
Olepp6727/
Ohlew6723/
Holiv6721/
Ohlov6720/
Ollep6719/
Oloew6712/
Ohliv6712/
Oolep6712/
Oylav6711/
Alevs6710/
Aulev677/
Olief676/
Holeb675/
Aleiv674/
Olivh674/
Holav674/
Olivs674/
Olefe674/
Otlyv674/
Oilov673/
Aslev673/
Holevova673/
Olivt673/
Olhav673/
Oleap673/
Holyv673/
Olayv673/
Uolov672/
Alevh672/
Oliov672/
Golew672/
Olyov672/
Helev672/
Holew671/
Otliv671/
Olivw671/
Ollov671/
Olaiv671/
Olivd671/
Eleuv671/
Algev671/
Oulef671/
Olhep671/
O'Lew671/
Uoleb671/
Ehlev671/
Oliew671/
Golep671/
Ouleb671/
Aelev671/
Ahlev671/

Olev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olev in the Russian language
Олевolev-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olev
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