Olvecky Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Olvecky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olvecky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia251:213,45834,691
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Olvecký (21), Ölvecky (9) & Ölvecký (83) are calculated separately.

Olvecky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olvecky is found in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Olvecký, Ölvecky or Ölvecký. Click here to see other potential spellings of Olvecky.

How Common Is The Last Name Olvecky? popularity and diffusion

Olvecky is the 3,665,662nd most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. Olvecky occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Olvecky live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Olvecky is most prevalent in Slovakia, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 213,458. In Slovakia Olvecky is most frequent in: Bratislava Region, where 56 percent live and Nitra Region, where 44 percent live. Excluding Slovakia Olvecky is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Norway, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olvecký9521/
Ölvecky959/
Olveczky938/
Ölvecký9083/
Olvecká8638/
Olvecka8618/
Olvecki863/
Olvesky862/
Olveczki805/
Ulveczky804/
Olveczka803/
Olveczká802/
Olveczký801/
Holwoecky751/
Ölvecká71118/
Olwekyo711/
Ölvecki711/
Olveski711/
Ulveczki67168/
Ulviczky6725/
Olbiecki677/
Ülveczki673/
Olbecker673/
Holbecke670/
Goluecke670/

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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 Olvecky
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