Olks Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Olks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Olks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olks is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Olks occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Olks reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 81 percent are found, Washington, where 13 percent are found and Arkansas, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States Olks occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 11 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Olks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Olks last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

Olks earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.75% less than the national average, earning $33,764 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golks89113/
Holks893/
Olk861,806/
Hoelks800/
Elks751,764/
Holk751,141/
Golk75126/
Olke7562/
Olck7543/
Olkh7534/
Alks7527/
Ollk753/
Olgs751/
Oilk751/
Oslk751/
Olkk751/
Olhk751/
Holck671,949/
Holke67860/
Hulks67297/
Golcs67100/
Ellks6761/
Halks6745/
Ohlke6735/
Helks6732/
Golkh6729/
Houlk6719/
Oilke6712/
Alkås677/
Olcck673/
Osilk672/
Hollk672/
Otlkp671/
Olchs671/
Hoylk671/
Holkp671/
Gulks671/
Gohlk671/
Alkıs671/
Holgk671/
Oslke671/
Gojlk671/
Alksh671/
Alksd671/
Ollke670/

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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 Olks
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis