Olkow Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Olkow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
The alternate forms: Olków (1) are calculated separately.
Olkow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olkow Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olkow is found in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Olków. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olkow? popularity and diffusion
Olkow is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Olkow live; 83 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.
The surname Olkow is most frequent in Israel, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 855,763. In Israel Olkow is primarily concentrated in: Haifa District, where 40 percent live, Jerusalem District, where 30 percent live and Southern District, where 30 percent live. Not including Israel this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olków | 93 | 1 | / |
| Golkow | 91 | 51 | / |
| Olkov | 80 | 1,227 | / |
| Elkow | 80 | 197 | / |
| Alkow | 80 | 16 | / |
| Olkhov | 73 | 2,119 | / |
| Olkova | 73 | 1,543 | / |
| Golkov | 73 | 152 | / |
| Halkow | 73 | 77 | / |
| Hulkow | 73 | 38 | / |
| Galkow | 73 | 29 | / |
| Holkov | 73 | 29 | / |
| Gulkow | 73 | 10 | / |
| Olkoev | 73 | 5 | / |
| Golcow | 73 | 3 | / |
| Olkoff | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uolkov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olkhova | 67 | 2,794 | / |
| Golkova | 67 | 119 | / |
| Holkova | 67 | 87 | / |
| Oselkov | 67 | 33 | / |
| Golkhaw | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oglikov | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uolkova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olkhoev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goulkov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ollkova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golkopf | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Olkow
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