Olm Surname

271,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Olm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4081:197,31722,722
United States3781:958,88671,403
Brazil1491:1,436,74048,387
Australia1331:202,97519,846
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Spain751:623,36028,648
Estonia611:21,6693,800
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
France131:5,109,440259,941
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
England41:13,929,515290,718
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Olm (21) may also be a first name.

Olm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olm is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olm is the 271,949th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,089,068 people. The surname Olm is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Olm are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Olm is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used forename at a global level. It is borne by 21 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 408 people, or 1 in 197,317. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 11 percent are found. Other than Germany it is found in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.

Olm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Olm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Olm last name expanded 540 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Olm surname are 30.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.45% being registered with the political party.

The amount Olm earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.51% less than the national average, earning $42,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning $51,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holm8673,863/
Golm861,759/
Olme86125/
Oulm8673/
Oelm863/
Olmt861/
Ohlm861/
Olhm860/
Holme755,309/
Hollm75205/
Goulm7578/
Åholm7517/
Otlem7517/
Hoelm7511/
Øholm755/
Holmø755/
Oilme754/
Houlm752/
Oilem752/
Oulmd751/
Holmm751/
Ollmh751/
Golhm751/
Hoslm751/
Hoilm751/
Osilm751/
Olmdd750/
Hoolm750/
Holmd750/
Alm6741,542/
Elm674,849/
Ulm674,767/
Olehem6743/
Olmová6723/
Olgeem6713/
Håholm6712/
Hotlem6710/
Holmøe678/
Osilme675/
Olmova672/
Houlme672/
Hoolme671/
Hollme671/
D'Holm671/
Oyleme671/

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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
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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 Olm
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