Olig Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Olig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2881:1,258,53888,794
Philippines521:1,946,889117,777
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Olig (48) may also be a first name.

Olig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olig is found most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Olig.

How Common Is The Last Name Olig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 741,235th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Olig live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 48 people.

The surname Olig is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 1,258,538. In The United States Olig is most common in: Wisconsin, where 67 percent live, Nebraska, where 6 percent live and Minnesota, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 13 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Olig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Olig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Olig last name rose 2,880 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Olig surname are 29.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76% being registered with the party.

Olig earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.3% more than the national average, earning $56,654 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohlig891,205/
Ollig89950/
Holig8931/
Oelig897/
Golig893/
Oilig892/
Oslig891/
Oligg890/
Oliug890/
Oligs890/
Oellig80257/
Olligs80117/
Ohligs80107/
Oligue8016/
Oehlig806/
Hollig805/
Hoelig804/
Holigh802/
Golaig801/
Gohlig801/
Holhig801/
Olligg801/
Olllig801/
Olleig800/
Alig753,287/
Olik751,573/
Oleg75985/
Olug75878/
Elig75454/
Olic75216/
Ulig75137/
Olix75110/
Oliq7513/
Oljg751/
Olyg751/
Oligova7393/
Hoellig7338/
Olligue736/
Hollisg731/
Hoehlig731/
Ouligue731/
Holeigh730/
Uhlig6720,649/
Holik6711,343/
Golik679,749/
Holiq67847/
Gulig67773/
Allig67651/
Holic67490/
Helig67466/
Holuigue67420/
Ellig67312/
Olike67296/
Ehlig67282/
Ollik67260/
Otlik67247/
Elhig67236/
Olick67198/
Aslig67134/
Hölig67133/
Eligh67129/
Aulig67123/
Ahlig67123/
Ullig6797/
Olikh6793/
Halig6782/
Ollic6749/
Oluic6744/
Eulig6743/
Galig6741/
Holigová6739/
Olugh6735/
Aliog6732/
Oulik6728/
Aligh6725/
Osleg6719/
Atlig6716/
Olyog6716/
Hulig6713/
Ulhig6713/
Öllig6712/
Oleik6710/
Oilik679/
Goleg676/
Oliqu676/
Aluig674/
Alieg673/
Olegs673/
Aelig672/
Olaik672/
Aligg672/
Utlig672/
Alhig672/
Holigova672/
Hälig672/
Oluik672/
Oliok672/
Otlic671/
Eloig671/
Aalig671/
Algig671/
Holug671/
Olegg671/
Olegh671/
Oilic671/
Ohlug671/
Olleg671/
Elaig671/
Oelic670/
Eligg670/
Ohleg670/

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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 Olig
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