Olsam Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Olsam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olsam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Olsam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olsam is most common in Indonesia. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olsam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Olsam live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 9,446,371. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: North Kalimantan, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Olsam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Olsam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Olsam last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golsam91138/
Olsham915/
Holsam910/
Houlsam8316/
Golesam831/
Golsham831/
Oulsham831/
Goulsam831/
Holsham830/
Olsem80418/
Alsam80388/
Olsan80297/
Elsam80215/
Olsom8039/
Ulsam803/
Hoolseam771/
Alsham732,139/
Olshan73418/
Elsham73387/
Golsan73206/
Elsaym73183/
Holsan7381/
Elsaim7353/
Alsaim7339/
Holsem7317/
Ulsame7315/
Golsom7313/
Olsian7313/
Gulsam7310/
Elesam738/
Halsam737/
Olszan735/
Galsam733/
Olesan733/
Olsand733/
Alesam732/
Olcham732/
Aslsam731/
Oilcam731/
Olesom731/
Ohlsem731/
Holsom731/
Alsamq731/
Holzam731/
Aalsam731/
Alsamn731/
Ulsham731/
Alsaym731/
Oslsom731/
Ulesam731/
Alsamt731/
Alsatm731/
Alsahm731/
Alsame731/
Olssom731/
Olsean731/
Holcam730/
Oulsan730/
Ollsan730/
Olsome730/
Olsane730/
Golshan678,162/
Alshame67712/
Helsham67156/
Holsome6793/
Olschan6770/
Elesham6733/
Gulsham6714/
Alessam6713/
Olsheim6712/
Olshane6711/
Alesham674/
Elssaim674/
Alshahm674/
Alshamn673/
Goolsan672/
Galesam671/
Holsand671/
Holcaum671/
Holesom671/
Golesan671/
Allsham671/
Olsaint671/
Alsatem671/
Alshamk671/
Alshamt671/
Oleshan671/
Halssam671/
Elshahm671/
Olesang671/
Alsaham671/
Holssem671/
Holscom670/
Hollsom670/
Holcham670/
Holzham670/
Olesean670/
Halsham670/
Holshan670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Olsam
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