Olkanen Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Olkanen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 25 | 1:219,868 | 18,073 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
Olkanen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olkanen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olkanen (Russian: Ольканен) is borne by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olkanen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Olkanen live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname Olkanen is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 219,868. In Finland it is most common in: Uusimaa, where 96 percent live and Pirkanmaa, where 4 percent live. Aside from Finland this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olkkanen | 93 | 1 | / |
| Olkaynen | 93 | 1 | / |
| Golkhanen | 88 | 1 | / |
| Olkonen | 86 | 124 | / |
| Alkanen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ollõkainen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Olkkonen | 80 | 1,502 | / |
| Holkonen | 80 | 6 | / |
| Hulkanen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olkanina | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olkkoenen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Alkonen | 71 | 32 | / |
| Alkanem | 71 | 2 | / |
| Olkonin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alkanin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Elkenen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alkenen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alkhanin | 67 | 201 | / |
| Hulkonen | 67 | 58 | / |
| Halkonen | 67 | 49 | / |
| Alkanina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alkoneen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alkhonen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hulkkonen | 63 | 1,307 | / |
| Alkhoneen | 63 | 4 | / |
| Alkhanina | 63 | 1 | / |
| Elkonin | 57 | 38 | / |
| Elkonyn | 57 | 4 | / |
| Alqanem | 57 | 1 | / |
| Elkenin | 57 | 1 | / |
| Elcanin | 57 | 1 | / |
| Alkhonin | 53 | 8 | / |
| Olkonina | 53 | 2 | / |
| Alkhanim | 53 | 1 | / |
| Alkhenin | 53 | 1 | / |
| Olkhonina | 50 | 1 | / |
Olkanen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Olkanen in the Russian language | ||
| Ольканен | olkanen | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Olkanen
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