Oltean Surname

33,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Oltean Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oltean Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania14,8721:1,350173
United States3121:1,161,72783,203
Canada1291:285,62526,641
Moldova481:74,1959,744
Hungary301:327,20924,029
Greece281:395,70752,747
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Ireland211:224,2358,707
France181:3,690,151224,666
Serbia181:396,94217,613
Austria181:473,08046,251
England171:3,277,533109,658
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

The alternate forms: Olteán (38) & Oltéan (1) are calculated separately.

Oltean Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oltean is found most frequently in Romania. It can be found in the variant forms: Olteán or Oltéan. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oltean? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 33,970th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 466,612 people. Oltean occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Oltean are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

It is most widely held in Romania, where it is held by 14,872 people, or 1 in 1,350. In Romania Oltean is most frequent in: Cluj County, where 24 percent live, Mureș County, where 24 percent live and Alba County, where 9 percent live. Not including Romania this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Oltean Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oltean surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.85% registered with the political party.

The amount Oltean earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 74.88% less than the national average, earning €7,545 per year; in United States they earn 15.57% more than the national average, earning $49,867 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.62% less than the national average, earning $46,394 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olteán9438/
Oltéan941/
Goltean922/
Olteann921/
Oltan91615/
Holtan832,042/
Oltyan83269/
Oltian8376/
Oltjan8315/
Oltain836/
Oltuen832/
Goltan832/
Olteen831/
Olteam831/
Oltamn831/
Olteon831/
Altean831/
Oltyen830/
Eltean830/
Holtane7753/
Holtgen7732/
Holtian7727/
Holtyan7719/
Holthen7715/
Holtien7711/
Goltian778/
Holthan774/
Holtein773/
Holtang771/
Galtean771/
Holtain771/
Holltan771/
Holteun771/
Goltain771/
Eltehan771/
Oltamnn771/
Goltgen770/
Holtand770/
Oultand770/
Altan7331,498/
Eltan73238/
Ültan7382/
Ultan7364/
Oltam731/
Oltheten71118/
Houlthan7115/
Goldtein7111/
Hosltein714/
Holtamnn711/
Gaultean711/
Holdtein711/
Althen67812/
Elthan67765/
Alteon67423/
Holtam67309/
Althan67174/
Altene67136/
Oltyán67112/
Alteen67101/
Altein6771/
Holtanová6764/
Gultan6751/
Holtán6746/
Altgen6745/
Altane6743/
Altain6736/
Altaan6728/
Haltan6725/
Holtausen6716/
Oltion6713/
Hultan6710/
Ultang6710/
Altian6710/
Ooltam679/
Aultan678/
Altang678/
Galtan678/
Oltyanova678/
Altien677/
Heltan673/
Holtanova673/
Altant672/
Oltham672/
Altyan671/
Holthasen671/
Altaen671/
Olthuysen671/
Eltain671/
Oltjon671/
Hosseltan670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oltean
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