Olster Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Olster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Olster Last Name Facts

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

Olster (Russian: Ольстер) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olster? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,471,719th most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. Olster occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Olster reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 2,745,901. In The United States it is most common in: Florida, where 23 percent live, New York, where 17 percent live and California, where 14 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 3 percent live and Poland, where 1 percent live.

Olster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Olster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Olster surname rose 943 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Olster last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

Olster earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.29% more than the national average, earning $54,063 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Olster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olster in the Russian language
Ольстерolster-

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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 Olster
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