Olijslagers Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 123 | 1:137,294 | 21,086 |
| Belgium | 67 | 1:171,592 | 23,333 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
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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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olislagers | 95 | 591 | / |
| Olieslagers | 91 | 330 | / |
| Olislaegers | 91 | 152 | / |
| Olieslaegers | 87 | 1 | / |
| Olieslageers | 87 | 1 | / |
| Olyslagers | 86 | 56 | / |
| D'Olieslagers | 83 | 7 | / |
| Oliesleigers | 78 | 1 | / |
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