Olkis Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Olkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland701:542,98251,331
Germany51:16,101,092397,699

The alternate forms: Olkiś (2) are calculated separately.

Olkis (14) may also be a first name.

Olkis Last Name Facts

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

Olkis is found most in Poland. It can appear in the variant forms: Olkiś. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olkis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,185,341st most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Olkis are found; 93 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 93 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Olkis is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring given name globally, held by 14 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Poland, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 542,982. Besides Poland this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olkiś932/
Olkisz9168/
Olkies9110/
Golkis912/
Holkis912/
Oulkis911/
Golkish831/
Oulkiss831/
Alkis80304/
Elkis80303/
Olkes8033/
Holgkiss771/
Gulkis73111/
Elkiss7341/
Elkies7341/
Halkis7337/
Elkish7335/
Alkais7326/
Galkis7311/
Alkois738/
Ellkis732/
Alkish732/
Oelkes732/
Alkeis732/
Holkes731/
Eelkis731/
El'kis731/
Golkiz731/
Olkieś731/
Hotelkiss710/
Elkisch6735/
Golkesh6720/
Alkaiss6714/
Elkiess6711/
Halkais675/
Oelkess673/
Elkaiss672/
Alkiesh671/
Alkaish671/
Alkaise671/
Halkiss671/
Helkies670/
Olquist670/
Ellkies670/

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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 Olkis
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