Olms Surname

600,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Olms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3521:228,70925,466
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Afghanistan281:1,148,32810,363
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Olms Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olms (Russian: Олмс) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olms? popularity and diffusion

Olms is the 600,164th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,068,621 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Olms live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Olms is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 352 people, or 1 in 228,709. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 36 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 20 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live. Barring Germany it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Afghanistan, where 5 percent live.

Olms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Olms has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Olms last name expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Olms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Olms surname are 22.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

Olms earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.58% more than the national average, earning $49,870 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holms89923/
Ohlms89445/
Golms8965/
Olmås8949/
Ojlms891/
Oulms891/
Holmås80164/
Holmse806/
Holmsz801/
Holmst801/
Holmss801/
Holmsh801/
Hollms800/
Houlms800/
Elms758,714/
Alms751,536/
Ulms7588/
Helms6751,546/
Almås67983/
Ellms6767/
Halms6744/
Galms6711/
Almse679/
Ulmås673/
Almst672/
Hulms672/
Uilms671/
Elmss671/
Aelms671/
Al'ms671/
Elmms671/
Hölms671/
Otlmz671/

Olms Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olms in the Russian language
Олмсolms-

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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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  • 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 Olms
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