Olijslagers Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Olijslagers 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'.

Olijslagers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1231:137,29421,086
Belgium671:171,59223,333
England11:55,718,059489,080

Olijslagers 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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Olijslagers Last Name Facts

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

Olijslagers is found most in The Netherlands. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Olijslagers.

How Common Is The Last Name Olijslagers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olijslagers is the 1,222,957th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Olijslagers are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 137,294. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 72 percent are found, South Holland, where 13 percent are found and North Holland, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands Olijslagers is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 35 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olislagers95591/
Olieslagers91330/
Olislaegers91152/
Olieslaegers871/
Olieslageers871/
Olyslagers8656/
D'Olieslagers837/
Oliesleigers781/

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