Olezha Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Olezha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Olezha (1,645) may also be a first name.
Olezha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olezha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olezha (Russian: Олежа) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olezha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,034,050th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Olezha live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 190,018th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 1,645 people.
The last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 6,863,003. In Russia Olezha is mostly concentrated in: Saint Petersburg, where 24 percent reside, Rostov Oblast, where 19 percent reside and Arkhangelsk Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 8 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Olezha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Olezha in the Russian language | ||
| Олежа | oleza | - |
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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 Olezha
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