Olshansky Surname

188,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Olshansky Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Olshani, a town in Lithuania.

Olshansky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,0481:137,52216,068
United States6441:562,82446,323
Israel2731:31,3474,448
Transnistria571:8,3281,648
Canada461:800,99162,809
Kyrgyzstan461:129,84014,584
Kazakhstan431:411,22131,868
Belarus381:250,02829,656
Austria141:608,24554,975
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Olshansky Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Olshani, a town in Lithuania.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Olshansky Last Name Facts

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

Olshansky (Arabic: اولشانسكي, Russian: Ольшанский) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olshansky? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 188,290th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,244,678 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Olshansky live; 40 percent live in Eastern Europe and 40 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Olshansky is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 1,048 people, or 1 in 137,522. In Russia Olshansky is most frequent in: Moscow, where 15 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 6 percent reside and Krasnodar Krai, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Russia it occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Israel, where 12 percent reside.

Olshansky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Olshansky surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Olshansky surname are 4.95% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 51.72% being registered with the political party.

The amount Olshansky earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 39.94% more than the national average, earning $60,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.92% more than the national average, earning $61,568 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Olshansky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olshansky in the Russian language
Ольшанскийolsanskij-
Olshansky in the Arabic language
اولشانسكيawlshansky-

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