Olvey Surname

510,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 641 people bear this surname

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

Olvey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olvey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6381:568,11746,655
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

Olvey (22) may also be a first name.

Olvey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olvey (Russian: Олвей) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olvey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 510,276th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 11,369,026 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Olvey live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. Olvey is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 22 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 638 people, or 1 in 568,117. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 16 percent are found, Alabama, where 13 percent are found and Indiana, where 12 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Olvey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Olvey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Olvey surname grew 536 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Olvey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Olvey last name are 38.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.12% registered to vote for the political party.

Olvey earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.16% more than the national average, earning $43,216 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holvey91792/
Oulvey9152/
Olviey911/
Olve8912/
Olvy8911/
Hollvey837/
Holveey830/
Alvey807,704/
Olver803,087/
Elvey80912/
Olvea80751/
Golve80216/
Holve80207/
Olvez80141/
Golvy8067/
Olves8050/
Olvet8049/
Olbey8045/
Oelve8030/
Olvie807/
Holvy805/
Oilve801/
Olvej801/
Ollve801/
O'Gilvey771/
Helvey731,995/
Golvee73535/
Halvey73513/
Golbey73494/
Galvey73292/
Golvei73189/
Olweya7369/
Holvay7367/
Ellvey7363/
Allvey7356/
Golvea7335/
Holwey7331/
Holver7329/
Oilver7326/
Olueye7323/
Golveh7313/
Oglive7311/
Oglivy738/
Olvech736/
Olviya734/
Ollver734/
Olveia734/
Olweyo734/
Olweyi734/
Olueyo732/
Golvyi732/
Holvet732/
Holbey731/
Holvoe731/
Golwey731/
Golvie731/
Ouluey731/
Holveh731/
Olweye731/
Olempy731/
Goulve731/
Alveys730/
Holves730/
Oilves730/
Alve673,927/
Alvy671,246/
Elve67916/
Golveia67357/
Olwe67354/
Olva67301/
Olwy67278/
Olby67273/
Olbe67236/
Olue67130/
Hollwey6773/
Olvi6744/
Houlbey6724/
Elvehøy6711/
Ölve6711/
O'Gilvy675/
Olwoeye673/
Golueyi671/
Holvheu671/
Goulbey671/
D'Alvey671/
Hollves671/
Olwoeyo671/
Oglivee670/
Hellvey670/

Olvey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olvey in the Russian language
Олвейolvej-

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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 Olvey
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