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 has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olm? popularity and diffusion

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

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 408 people, or 1 in 197,317. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 11 percent reside. Barring Germany it occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Brazil, where 10 percent reside.

Olm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Olm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Olm surname increased 540 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Olm surname are 30.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.45% being registered to vote for 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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