Olmeda Surname

55,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,094 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Olmeda Surname User-submission:

Of Spanish and Portuguese local origin, coming from Arabic word for plateau, "Al maida". Very popular in Puerto Rico.

Olmeda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico3,1291:39,6702,268
Spain2,4081:19,4152,139
United States2,0661:175,44017,626
Philippines4391:230,61135,291
Puerto Rico4341:8,180459
Peru2201:144,4737,813
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Italy691:886,32966,402
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Argentina551:777,15351,982
France411:1,620,066149,911
Venezuela281:1,078,71715,964
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Olmeda (171) may also be a first name.

Olmeda Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Of Spanish and Portuguese local origin, coming from Arabic word for plateau, "Al maida". Very popular in Puerto Rico.

- theboricua126

Olmeda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olmeda (Marathi: मेडा) is most common in Mexico. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olmeda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Olmeda is the 55,817th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 801,358 people. The surname Olmeda occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Olmeda live; 57 percent live in North America and 34 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 698,971st most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 171 people.

The surname Olmeda is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is carried by 3,129 people, or 1 in 39,670. In Mexico it is primarily concentrated in: Jalisco, where 23 percent live, Sinaloa, where 18 percent live and Tamaulipas, where 15 percent live. Apart from Mexico this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 23 percent live.

Olmeda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Olmeda has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 51,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olmeda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Olmeda surname are 38.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.86% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Olmeda earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 5.12% less than the national average, earning €28,493 per year; in Peru they earn 49.69% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,752 per year and in United States they earn 9.26% less than the national average, earning $39,155 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olmeyda9221/
Olmeida9211/
Olmedas924/
Olmeeda922/
Holmeda922/
Ollmeda921/
Olmeada921/
Olmedo83113,220/
Almeda8314,692/
Elmeda83146/
Olmida8377/
Olmada839/
Olmedi837/
Olmede834/
Almeida771,270,929/
Almeyda7713,120/
Aalmeda771,371/
Almieda77160/
Almedat7754/
Holmedo7740/
Elmedah7733/
Olmedos7721/
Almaeda7717/
Almejda7711/
Elmeida7711/
Almeada778/
Almeeda777/
Olmeido776/
Galmeda775/
Almedas775/
Almetda773/
Oolmedo772/
Almedda772/
Almedha772/
Almeuda772/
Olmedoo772/
Olmedio771/
Holmede771/
Almehda771/
Allmeda771/
Helmeda771/
Oulmede771/
Olmedoy771/
Olmeedo771/
Almeỉda771/
Almedad771/
Almedah771/
Almedaz771/
Almedea770/
Holmeide71213/
Elmeddah71167/
D'Almeda7172/
Aalmeida7155/
Almeidas7148/
Allmeida7134/
Almeidaa7126/
Almmeida7115/
Oulmehdi719/
Almeydas714/
Almeidda714/
Almeidad714/
Alhmaeda714/
Almeidea713/
Almeidah713/
Galmeida712/
Elmeidah712/
Elmeydah711/
Aslmeida711/
Almeidaë711/
Olmeidho711/
Golmehdi711/
Almeetda711/
Almeedad711/
Alhmedat711/
Al'meida711/
Olmeidos711/
Almada6765,456/
D'Almeida6716,916/
Olmido67569/
Almida67381/
Almedo67272/
Elmedo67185/
Elmida67125/
Almoda6786/
Elmada6773/
Almyda6751/
Olmodo6717/
Almede6716/
Olmide678/
Almedi677/
Olmado674/
D'Almieda674/
Elmoda674/
Almêda673/
Holmisdas671/
Elmeiddah671/
Almeidahe671/
Alméda671/
D'Almeyda671/
D'Almeïda671/
Almeidazp671/

Olmeda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olmeda in the Marathi language
मेडाmeda-

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