Olij Surname

573,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Olij Surname User-submission:

This surname is related to work in the 17th and 18th century whaling industry, producing oil out of whale blubber. Olie means 'oil' in Dutch, and slager means 'butcher'.

Olij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3401:49,6688,498
Thailand1181:598,630101,799
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Norway81:642,78647,258
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397

Olij Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is related to work in the 17th and 18th century whaling industry, producing oil out of whale blubber. Olie means 'oil' in Dutch, and slager means 'butcher'.

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Olij Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olij is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olij? popularity and diffusion

It is the 573,706th most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 13,274,218 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Olij are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 49,668. In The Netherlands Olij is most numerous in: North Holland, where 59 percent live, Utrecht, where 16 percent live and South Holland, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands Olij is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Olij Last Name Statistics demography

Olij earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 3.57% less than the national average, earning $47,909 CAD per year.

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Olija89105/
Oliji8975/
Golij893/
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Oluij891/
Olaij891/
Oli8660,859/
Olj867/
Oleije80209/
Oloije8099/
Olijeh8095/
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Oliaji8018/
Holiji805/
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Goleij804/
Olioji803/
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Olhije801/
Olaije801/
Holijo801/
Olijee801/
Gollij801/
Golaij801/
Olii758,519/
Holi757,981/
Olia755,320/
Olid755,031/
Olis753,638/
Olie752,570/
Olli752,161/
Ouli751,818/
Olio75899/
Olei75871/
Oili75867/
Olit75865/
Oloi75766/
Olai75591/
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Olej75442/
Olui75419/
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Olaj75298/
Alij75293/
Olic75216/
Osli75147/
Olič75144/
Oliz75118/
Olix75110/
Oliš7596/
Oliy7585/
Ohli7534/
Golj7529/
Olyi7527/
Otli7521/
Elij7518/
Oloj756/
Oeli755/
Olgi754/
Ojli753/
Uoli752/
Ulij752/
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Oljh752/
Olje751/
Oláj751/
Olhi751/
Oliß751/
Ollj751/
Oljd751/
Oljs751/
Oljx751/
Oluj751/
Oyli751/
Oylj751/
Holj751/
Holijah731,261/
Olajije734/
Oullaij734/
Holijie731/
Oulai6766,504/
Alija6710,456/
Aliaj677,284/
Golui677,021/
Oliya676,341/
Aliji674,636/
Holis674,494/
Olais674,022/
Ollis673,086/
Olojo673,036/
Golli672,984/
Gouli672,837/
Holid672,701/
Houli672,450/
Olaiz671,907/
Ollie671,847/
Oloja671,738/
Oulia671,648/
Goyli671,347/
Ollej671,325/
Olayi671,223/
Oluyi67891/
Olaje67811/
Oloit67796/
Oluji67702/
Holie67694/
Oloje67667/
Oluić67636/
Oleja67605/
Golio67543/
Olaia67513/
Holli67497/
Holic67490/
Oulie67484/
Oleje67476/
Oulid67464/
Golai67420/
Alijo67411/
Holiš67407/
Olaio67399/
Golaj67389/
Goliy67384/
Holip67373/
Ollio67339/
Olaja67313/
Ouliz67309/
Hosli67307/
Oulih67307/
Holei67292/
Golie67262/
Oulli67260/
Holič67254/
Holyi67247/
Holia67240/
Oloyi67232/
Olich67200/
Oulei67200/
Oulis67185/
Olieh67180/
Golej67179/
Holje67162/
Olish67153/
Đolai67146/
Goloi67141/
Olaju67138/
Oujli67137/
Holiy67134/
Ollia67115/
Oslej67114/
Ohlis67113/
Holai67105/
Oleyi67101/
Holit6799/
Oliye6799/
Olihe6795/
Olikh6793/
Alije6793/
Holuj6786/
Gulij6786/
Oliai6785/
Olaji6776/
Olajo6775/
Holaj6769/
Golei6761/
Holej6760/
Ollai6759/
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Hoeli6757/
Olaie6755/
Oulhi6754/
Ollei6750/
Ollic6749/
Galij6749/
Oleia6747/
Oolio6747/
Oslaj6747/
Alijó6747/
Oliaa6747/
Oleji6744/
Oluic6744/
Oliyo6743/
Golgi6742/
Halij6741/
Holih6740/
Oliau6739/
Oluis6739/
Olipp6738/
Olyia6734/
Oluje6734/
Oluja6733/
Olyai6729/
Oliss6729/
Holoi6724/
Olaip6724/
Golii6723/
Olejo6723/
Olujo6720/
Ohlyi6720/
Goliš6719/
Elijh6717/
Olitt6717/
Oliea6717/
Olloi6716/
Oolie6715/
Olois6715/
Huoli6715/
Olgai6714/
Ollit6712/
Ohlei6712/
Oleis6711/
Ousli6711/
Uolia6711/
Oslai6710/
Olicz6710/
Holgi679/
Olaid678/
Alijh677/
Oilie677/
Hoylj677/
Alaij677/
Holui677/
Ogliy676/
Hotli676/
Olyie675/
Hohli674/
Golhi674/
Olaiy674/
Olhii674/
Oilia674/
Oilio674/
Oliae674/
Uolli673/
Holiz673/
Holii673/
Oleit673/
Oulit673/
Oglii672/
Ollid672/
Olliy672/
Olait672/
Hoili672/
Goili672/
Aliuj672/
Oglie672/
Alidj672/
Ulije672/
Oulio672/
Uolai672/
Uolis672/
Alioj672/
Oláis672/
Oláiz672/
Oslid672/
Oloii672/
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Eleij672/
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Oloiz671/
Olaiu671/
Olisz671/
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Elaij671/
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Oliph671/
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Oilej671/
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Ohlej671/
Ohlih671/
Ohliß671/
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Aslij671/
Oliay671/
Olizz671/
Oulaj671/
Oijle671/
Oilai671/
Otlai671/
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Oliia671/
Oylia671/
Ohhli671/
Oelli671/
Holhi671/
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