Olivet Surname

230,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Olivet Surname Definition:

1 = Olive (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et.

2 belonging to Olivet (France) = the Olive- Grove [Latin olivet-um]

Olivet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4881:136,11220,841
Spain3091:151,30111,169
United States2291:1,582,790106,555
Venezuela2031:148,7894,605
Guatemala1391:115,7033,099
Argentina1041:410,99431,358
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Peru361:882,89218,060
Uruguay341:100,9349,883
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Cuba81:1,440,3407,824
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Olivet (963) may also be a first name.

Olivet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 = Olive (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et.

2 belonging to Olivet (France) = the Olive- Grove [Latin olivet-um]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Olivet Last Name Facts

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

Olivet (Arabic: اوليفيت) is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olivet? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 230,222nd most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,145,362 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Olivet are found; 33 percent are found in Western Europe and 32 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 259,932nd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 963 people.

The surname Olivet is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 488 people, or 1 in 136,112. In France Olivet is mostly found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 36 percent are found, Occitanie, where 28 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 13 percent are found. Besides France it exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Olivet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Olivet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Olivet surname expanded 290 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Olivet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Olivet last name are 18.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.12% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Olivet earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 17.88% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,919 per year and in United States they earn 11.87% more than the national average, earning $48,269 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olivete92632/
Olivett92212/
Golivet9264/
Ollivet9249/
Oulivet9236/
Oliviet9222/
Oliveth9217/
Olivets9213/
Holivet921/
Olive9134,722/
Olivette86477/
Ollivett8635/
Oliviett865/
Ollievet861/
Ollivete861/
Oliver83299,513/
Olives833,626/
Olijve83777/
Ollive83694/
Olivie83478/
Golive83390/
Olivey83154/
Olibet8362/
Olivea8360/
Holive8354/
Olivez8350/
Olivit8328/
Olivei8316/
Olivee838/
Elivet832/
Olieve832/
O'Live831/
Oliwet831/
Olgive831/
Oulive831/
Oleive831/
Olaive831/
Alivet831/
Olived831/
Oliveu831/
Ollivette801/
Olliver771,914/
Holiver7731/
Oglieve7722/
D'Olive7719/
Holiove7717/
Oliveer7714/
Olivite778/
Oliverr777/
O'Livey776/
Olivesh775/
Oiliver775/
Ollivie774/
Golivit772/
Goolive772/
Oliveas772/
Eliveth771/
Gollive771/
Golivei771/
Galivet771/
Uoliver771/
Ollives770/
O'Liver770/
Ooliver770/
Elivett770/
Oliva73291,538/
Olivi732,238/
Alive73759/
Oliwe73595/
Olibe73487/
Olivé73208/
Olyve7341/
Olivy7336/
Oleve7311/
Olivè734/
Oliví732/
Olivê731/
Holyvets71567/
D'Oliver7115/
Holevets717/
Holliver714/
Ollaiver713/
Oulliver711/
Olivitte711/
D'Olives711/
Golivi671,978/
Olivio671,322/
Aliver671,187/
Alives67510/
Galive67429/
Olivay67289/
Olivis67247/
Alibet67210/
Alieve67118/
Oliweh6790/
Olliva6787/
Olibey6743/
Olever6727/
Holiva6725/
Holiwe6724/
Holeve6722/
Algive6718/
Olivér6715/
Oloibe6714/
Olaiwe6711/
Aliveh6711/
Olivés678/
Olivès676/
Olaibe676/
Elevet676/
Alivez675/
Olivai675/
Oliviz675/
Olebet675/
Alivea674/
Halive674/
Aliveu673/
Olibee673/
Oliviy673/
Oiliva673/
Holibe673/
Olaiva673/
Olivaa672/
Oleiva672/
Allive672/
Oleibe672/
Oluiwe672/
Oliewe672/
Oljver671/
Goleve671/
Aalive671/
Olivoy671/
Olivéï671/
Ollivi671/
Alivee671/
Alivej671/
Aslive671/
Olevie671/
Olisue671/
Aliwet671/
Olivii671/
Atlive671/
Olleve670/

Olivet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olivet in the Arabic language
اوليفيتawlyfyt-

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