Olg Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Olg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea811:100,66313,542
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Olg (216) may also be a first name.

Olg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olg (Russian: Олг) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,918,812th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Olg are found; 86 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 86 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 614,549th most widely held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 216 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 100,663. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 94 percent live and National Capital District, where 6 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golg86881/
Holg867/
Uolg862/
Oilg862/
Olqg861/
Olgs861/
Olgc861/
Oulg861/
Olgue75626/
Golgh75156/
Hoylg751/
Oglig751/
Holgk751/
Ottlg751/
Goulg750/
Elg672,424/
Olk671,806/
Ulg67475/
Alg67105/
Olx6740/
Olgova6739/
Olc6711/
Olq678/
Älg671/
Holgue671/
Hoelgh670/

Olg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olg in the Russian language
Олгolg-

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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 Olg
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