Olević Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Olević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 74 | 1:8,643 | 1,380 |
| Serbia | 16 | 1:446,559 | 18,714 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
The alternate forms: Olevic (52) & Olevič (1) are calculated separately.
Olević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olević Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olević occurs in Montenegro more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Olevic or Olevič. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Olević? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,943,350th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Olević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most widely held in Montenegro, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 8,643. In Montenegro it is primarily found in: Plav Municipality, where 49 percent live, Podgorica Capital City, where 43 percent live and Ulcinj Municipality, where 7 percent live. Excluding Montenegro it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 17 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olevic | 94 | 52 | / |
| Olevič | 94 | 1 | / |
| Đolević | 92 | 21 | / |
| Olović | 83 | 46 | / |
| Đolović | 77 | 360 | / |
| Đelević | 77 | 46 | / |
| Olevich | 77 | 39 | / |
| Holović | 77 | 23 | / |
| Olevitz | 77 | 11 | / |
| Gulević | 77 | 2 | / |
| Đalević | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aliević | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olevici | 77 | 1 | / |
| Galević | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olevitch | 71 | 53 | / |
| Holevich | 71 | 21 | / |
| Golevicz | 71 | 20 | / |
| Golevich | 71 | 3 | / |
| Olgevich | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oleevich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alebić | 67 | 327 | / |
| Ulevič | 67 | 296 | / |
| Alović | 67 | 35 | / |
| Olevičová | 67 | 10 | / |
| Holevitch | 67 | 9 | / |
| Goilevicz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ulevic | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oliviz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Olivič | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Olević
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