Olmos Surname

4,811th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Argentina

Olmos Surname Definition:

Designates a place where oak trees are abundant.

Castilian name.

See Olmedo.

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Olmos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico45,0881:2,753391
Argentina21,5381:1,985254
Spain10,4011:4,495564
United States8,7641:41,3585,078
Colombia8,2791:5,771806
Chile6,5191:2,702447
Bolivia4,6501:2,283404
Venezuela4,0851:7,394802
Panama1,4091:2,777377
Ecuador1,1171:14,2402,195
Dominican Republic9401:11,099886
Philippines8801:115,04319,856
France6301:105,43315,578
Uruguay6221:5,517625
Brazil5421:394,97115,064
Peru4431:71,7475,274
Guatemala3841:41,8822,119
El Salvador3491:18,177887
Costa Rica2821:16,951650
Cuba1341:85,9902,787
Canada661:558,26746,632
England571:977,51048,999
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Australia481:562,41041,290
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Honduras171:518,6143,437
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
Norway81:642,78647,258
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Micronesia41:26,561731
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Dominica11:75,891912
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Comoros11:749,524685
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Olmos (701) may also be a first name.

Olmos Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Designates a place where oak trees are abundant.

Castilian name.

See Olmedo.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

Olmo(s) is derived from Latin word for 'elm tree'.

- lilyolmo

Olmos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olmos (Arabic: اولموس, Russian: Олмос) is held by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olmos? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,811th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 62,039 people. Olmos occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Olmos reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Olmos is also the 312,128th most widespread given name on earth It is held by 701 people.

Olmos is most widespread in Mexico, where it is held by 45,088 people, or 1 in 2,753. In Mexico it is most frequent in: México, where 21 percent are found, Guanajuato, where 13 percent are found and Veracruz, where 13 percent are found. Beside Mexico this last name occurs in 63 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 18 percent are found and Spain, where 9 percent are found.

Olmos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Olmos has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Olmos surname grew 79,673 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olmos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Olmos last name are 44.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Olmos earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 72.21% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,383 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.96% less than the national average, earning $22,257,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.38% less than the national average, earning $39,532 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.24% less than the national average, earning $42,109 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holmos91198/
Olmost912/
Golmos911/
Olmois911/
Olmoss911/
Olmose911/
Olmoos911/
Olmohs911/
Olmo8918,300/
D'Olmos837/
Olmosse835/
Golmosh834/
Holmosh831/
Almos80359/
Álmos80181/
Holmo80136/
Olmus8071/
Golmo8067/
Olmoz8065/
Elmos8062/
Ulmos8061/
Olmas8056/
Oilmo807/
Olmoc801/
Olmosova778/
Halmos731,298/
Oulmou73259/
Ohlmus73156/
Oselmo73149/
Oulmas73136/
Almost73133/
Holmas7382/
Olmats7363/
Almoes7354/
Helmos7319/
Almous738/
Hollmo737/
Olmhus736/
Almose735/
Almosd735/
Holmoy733/
Ulmost732/
Houlmo732/
Galmos731/
Oilmas731/
Almoås731/
Golmoi731/
Oulmoh731/
Holmot731/
Golmas731/
Holmus730/
Almo671,774/
Olma671,718/
O'Selmo67242/
Holmaas6787/
Aalmoes6743/
Ellmoos6723/
Holmats6716/
Halmous6714/
Hulmose6713/
Halmose678/
Elhmous674/
Oulmouh674/
Holmhus672/
Goulmou672/
Ottelmo672/
Almouss672/
Almoshe671/
Almohse671/
Holmott671/
Goulmas671/
Gallmos671/
Almousp671/
Almoust671/
Oulmass671/

Olmos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olmos in the Russian language
Олмосolmos-
Olmos in the Arabic language
اولموسawlmws-

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