Olvany Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Olvany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olvany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Olvany (25) may also be a first name.

Olvany Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olvany is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olvany? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,955,159th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Olvany reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Olvany is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 25 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 4,166,195. In The United States Olvany is most numerous in: New York, where 29 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 21 percent live and Illinois, where 13 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 3 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Olvany Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Olvany has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Olvany last name increased 512 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olvany Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Olvany surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Olvany earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.91% more than the national average, earning $59,507 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olvaney9255/
Alvany836/
Olwany833/
Olvani831/
Galvany77191/
Alvaney7715/
Holvani778/
Olwanyi772/
Holwany771/
Alvanoy771/
Olványi771/
Gallvany711/
Alvani675,808/
Albany671,679/
Alwany67505/
Alvane67411/
Alvana6730/
Olbani6716/
Olwana6712/
Oluana679/
Alvané675/
Olwani673/
Olbana671/
Olwane671/

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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 Olvany
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