Olmedo Surname

5,003rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Olmedo Surname User-submission:

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

Olmedo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico27,0341:4,591595
Argentina21,3661:2,001257
Paraguay20,5061:35382
Spain11,9131:3,924487
Ecuador7,5531:2,106366
Chile5,6811:3,101480
United States4,2831:84,6279,576
Philippines3,5261:28,7124,052
El Salvador2,7211:2,331367
Brazil1,6951:126,2984,801
Colombia1,5161:31,5131,978
Panama1,1691:3,347420
Venezuela1,1691:25,8381,696
Uruguay8881:3,865449
Peru7711:41,2253,790
Bolivia2571:41,3092,440
Dominican Republic2231:46,7842,447
France2221:299,20145,739
Honduras1951:45,2131,201
Canada771:478,51441,057
Puerto Rico741:47,9751,119
Guatemala591:272,5884,297
Belize521:6,8361,060
England451:1,238,17956,985
Costa Rica331:144,8512,103
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
Singapore211:262,27211,611
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Nicaragua71:860,1564,655
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Falkland Islands41:783169
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Olmedo (13,400) may also be a first name.

Olmedo 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

Olmedo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olmedo occurs in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olmedo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olmedo is the 5,003rd most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 64,366 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Olmedo live; 54 percent live in South America and 25 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. Olmedo is also the 50,220th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 13,400 people.

The surname Olmedo is most widely held in Mexico, where it is borne by 27,034 people, or 1 in 4,591. In Mexico Olmedo is most common in: Veracruz, where 18 percent are found, México, where 13 percent are found and Mexico City, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Mexico this surname occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 19 percent are found and Paraguay, where 18 percent are found.

Olmedo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Olmedo surname are 41.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Olmedo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 8.91% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,658 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.97% less than the national average, earning $19,075,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.73% less than the national average, earning $36,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.68% less than the national average, earning $47,358 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holmedo9240/
Olmedos9221/
Olmeido926/
Olmedoo922/
Oolmedo922/
Olmeedo921/
Olmedoy921/
Olmeidho861/
Olmeidos861/
Olmeda839,094/
Olmido83569/
Almedo83272/
Elmedo83185/
Olmodo8317/
Olmado834/
Almeido7754/
Olmeyda7721/
Olmeida7711/
Olmedas774/
Olmeeda772/
Holmeda772/
Almedos771/
Olmeada771/
Ollmeda771/
Almoedo771/
Oulmadou711/
Almeda6714,692/
Elmido673,144/
Almado67640/
Elmeda67146/
Olmida6777/
Ulmido6745/
Almido6727/
Olmada679/
Almodo672/
Elmodo671/

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