Olvén Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Olvén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Olven (9) are calculated separately.
Olvén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olvén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olvén is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Olven. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olvén? popularity and diffusion
The last name Olvén is the 5,391,485th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Olvén reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
Olvén is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 820,563. In Sweden Olvén is mostly concentrated in: Södermanland County, where 58 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 17 percent are found and Dalarna County, where 8 percent are found. Barring Sweden it is found in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olven | 93 | 9 | / |
| Holvén | 91 | 3 | / |
| Alvén | 80 | 186 | / |
| Elvén | 80 | 89 | / |
| Olvin | 80 | 41 | / |
| Olvina | 73 | 1,042 | / |
| Golvin | 73 | 280 | / |
| Golven | 73 | 200 | / |
| Olving | 73 | 103 | / |
| Holven | 73 | 100 | / |
| Ullvén | 73 | 35 | / |
| Allvén | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ellvén | 73 | 10 | / |
| Olveng | 73 | 9 | / |
| Holvin | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hulvén | 73 | 5 | / |
| Galvén | 73 | 5 | / |
| Olvine | 73 | 2 | / |
| Holvyn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elvéin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olvein | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olvien | 73 | 0 | / |
| Olvent | 73 | 0 | / |
| Goulven | 67 | 162 | / |
| Holving | 67 | 37 | / |
| Olvesen | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gullvén | 67 | 13 | / |
| Golvina | 67 | 9 | / |
| Goulvin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Holvina | 67 | 5 | / |
| Holvein | 67 | 2 | / |
| Golvein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holvind | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golvayn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohlvine | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Olvén
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