Olwage Surname

414,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Olwage Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olwage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7681:70,5448,797
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Olwage Last Name Facts

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

Olwage occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Olwage click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olwage? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olwage is the 414,183rd most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,665,334 people. The surname Olwage occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Olwage are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 768 people, or 1 in 70,544. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 37 percent live, Western Cape, where 14 percent live and Free State, where 11 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 3 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Olwage Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Olwage earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 51.02% more than the national average, earning R 358,872 per year and in United States they earn 57.06% more than the national average, earning $67,768 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohlwage927/
Ollwage920/
Olwaga8357/
Alwage834/
Olwase832/
Elwage832/
Hollwager8038/
Holwege7751/
Elwageh7710/
Alwageh775/
Alwagea774/
Elwagie774/
Ulwaget771/
Alwagie771/
Elhwage771/
Hollweager750/
Elwageeh71279/
Hollwege7184/
Hellwage7163/
Alwagieh711/
Alwageez711/
Elwagieh711/
Elwagiea711/
Hollwöger6742/
Olwasi6738/
Oluege6736/
Oluase6735/
Alwaga6710/
Holweiger678/
Alwagi675/
Oluaga675/
Alvage673/
Albage673/
Elwagi672/
Hallwager672/
Alwaje672/
Oluaje671/
Elvage671/
Eluage671/
Hollwoger671/
Aluage671/
Alwaze671/
Hollwuege671/
Elwege670/

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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 Olwage
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