Olivius Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Olivius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olivius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Olivius (639) may also be a first name.

Olivius Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olivius is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olivius? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,808,717th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Olivius are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 329,113th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 639 people.

This surname is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 518,250. In Sweden Olivius is most numerous in: Skåne County, where 37 percent live, Stockholm County, where 21 percent live and Västerbotten County, where 16 percent live. Beside Sweden this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 38 percent live and Denmark, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oliviu923/
Olimpius8056/
Olivehuse750/
Olivoju719/
Oliveos712/
Olympius6747/
Galevius671/
Holewiusz637/
Galeviuss632/
Alibiu6223/
Allibiu571/
Aloyuius531/
Holewjusz508/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olivius
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