Olovson Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Olovson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olovson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden711:138,6879,791
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Olovson Last Name Facts

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

Olovson occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olovson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,612,213th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Olovson reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most common in Sweden, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 138,687. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 46 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 27 percent are found and Östergötland County, where 6 percent are found. Barring Sweden this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Olovson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Olovson last name are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Olovson earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.91% more than the national average, earning $52,605 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olovsson931,723/
Olofson86970/
Olevson8676/
Olavson8647/
Olowson8628/
Elovson8628/
Olovzon864/
Olopson861/
Olofsson8026,359/
Elovsson80281/
Oloffson8075/
Eliovson8035/
Olavsson809/
Olowsson806/
Ulovsone801/
Oelofson801/
Elovfsson753/
Olofssson751/
Oloffsson751/
Olofssoon751/
Hollowson750/
Olafson711,985/
Elofson71491/
Olofsen71380/
Elowson71169/
Olavsen71154/
Olefson7149/
Olofzon7111/
Olawson712/
Olapson712/
Ulofson711/
Alofson710/
Elofsson672,680/
Olafsson671,242/
Oelofsen67693/
Elowsson6798/
Gulovsen6755/
Ólavsson6725/
Olaffson679/
O'Lawson672/
Olophzon672/
Olafsone672/
Olöfsson671/
Olofssom671/
Eelofson671/
Eloyfson671/
Ulofsson671/
Olefsson671/
Ellevson670/
Ollefson670/
Ellofson670/
Eloffson670/
Helofson670/

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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 Olovson
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