Olivia Surname

58,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Barbados

Olivia Surname Definition:

(Spanish, Italian) One who grew and sold olives; descendant of Olivo (olive); one with an olive complexion.

Olivia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4,0731:32,4703,817
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
United States8721:415,66436,087
Chad6741:20,1662,465
Cameroon2971:69,9308,781
Brazil1751:1,223,28242,166
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Nigeria1211:1,463,99056,236
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Kenya931:496,55825,459
Philippines851:1,191,03893,973
Mexico801:1,551,57816,530
India751:10,227,538196,136
Malaysia741:398,57120,802
England611:913,41146,955
Colombia591:809,7308,487
France531:1,253,259128,888
Cuba521:221,5914,537
Australia491:550,93340,757
Madagascar491:482,6501,766
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Solomon Islands351:16,5723,167
China301:45,577,3862,472
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Barbados201:14,372922
Honduras181:489,8023,355
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

The alternate forms: Olívia (26) are calculated separately.

Olivia (746,819) may also be a first name.

Olivia Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Spanish, Italian) One who grew and sold olives; descendant of Olivo (olive); one with an olive complexion.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Olivia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olivia (Arabic: آوليفيا, Bengali: অলিভিয়া, Georgian: ოლივია, Marathi: ओलीिवया, Oriya: ଓଲିଭିଆ, Russian: Оливиа) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Olívia. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olivia? popularity and diffusion

Olivia is the 58,424th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 842,004 people. The surname Olivia occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Olivia are found; 49 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 48 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Olivia is also the 1,270th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 746,819 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 4,073 people, or 1 in 32,470. In Indonesia Olivia is most common in: West Java, where 28 percent live, Jakarta, where 23 percent live and East Java, where 7 percent live. Outside of Indonesia this surname exists in 101 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Olivia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Olivia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Olivia surname grew 2,725 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Olivia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Olivia last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Olivia last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% being registered with the political party.

The amount Olivia earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 25.7% less than the national average, earning $16,869,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.44% less than the national average, earning $39,074 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.57% less than the national average, earning $45,424 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olívia9426/
Oliviap92101/
Olivias9223/
Ollivia9222/
Oliviah9212/
Oliviea9212/
Oliviaa927/
Oelivia926/
Holivia923/
Oilivia921/
Oliveiea8612/
Oliveiia861/
Oliviaei861/
Alivia831,336/
Olivio831,322/
Olyvia83150/
Elivia83134/
Olivea8360/
Olivya8353/
Oluvia8313/
Olevia838/
Olibia835/
Olivaaias801/
Olimpia77678/
Olivieo775/
Olaiwia772/
Olivios772/
Oleviah771/
Aliviah771/
Ahlivia771/
Holivio771/
Alievia771/
Oleavia771/
Oslevia771/
Olivhio771/
Golivio771/
D'olivio715/
Houliwia711/
Olimpija711/
Alivio677,509/
Alevia6741/
Alibia6725/
Olívio6712/
Oliveo6710/
Aluvia675/
Olibio674/
Alivea674/
Elivio674/
Elevia673/
Eluvia673/
Olevio672/
Olivío671/
D'Olimpia671/
Olebia671/
Olybia671/

Olivia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olivia in the Georgian language
ოლივიაolivia-
Olivia in the Bengali language
অলিভিয়াalibhiya-
Olivia in the Oriya language
ଓଲିଭିଆolibhi'a66.67
ଅଲିଭିଆalibhi'a33.33
Olivia in the Marathi language
ओलीिवयाoliivaya19.44
ओिलिवयाoilivaya8.33
ओलीवीयाoliviya8.33
ओिलिवआoiliva'a8.33
ऑलीoli8.33
ओलीिवआoliiva'a5.56
ऑिलिवयाoilivaya5.56
ऑलीवीयाoliviya2.78
ऑलीिवयाoliivaya2.78
ओिलिवयoilivaya2.78
ऑलीतीयाolitiya2.78
ऑलीिवआoliiva'a2.78
ओलीवाoliva2.78
ऑलीिबयाoliibaya2.78
ओलेवीयाoleviya2.78
ऑलिहयाolihaya2.78
ओलिवयाolivaya2.78
लेिवसleivasa2.78
ऑलीिolii2.78
ऑलवीयाolaviya2.78
Olivia in the Russian language
Оливиаolivia-
Olivia in the Arabic language
آوليفياawlyfya-
أولفياawlfya-
اليفياalyfya-
أوليفياawlyfya-
اولفياawlfya-
اوليفياawlyfya-

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