Olvon Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Olvon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olvon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Olvon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olvon is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olvon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olvon is the 6,360,413th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Olvon occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Olvon reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,641,126. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Skåne County, where 67 percent live, Jönköping County, where 17 percent live and Västerbotten County, where 17 percent live. Beside Sweden Olvon occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 11 percent live and Norway, where 11 percent live.

Olvon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Olvon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Olvon surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golvon913/
Olbon8067/
Alvon8033/
Elvon8023/
Olwon804/
Olvan803/
Golvan7394/
Galvon7391/
Golbon7351/
Holbon7322/
Holvan7312/
Olvang737/
Olwong736/
Halvon736/
Helvon735/
Alvoin731/
Alvone731/
Olimpon6721/
Golboun6718/
Olempon676/
Holuong671/
Olluone671/
Hollvan671/
Holbonn671/
Olboing671/
Galvoin671/
Hollbon671/
Aulvong671/
Holbone670/
Gallvon670/
Alvotin670/

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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 Olvon
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