Olwagen Surname

412,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 846 people bear this surname

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

Olwagen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olwagen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8011:67,6388,467
Botswana171:128,64318,229
England101:5,571,806158,774
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Olwagën (1) are calculated separately.

Olwagen Last Name Facts

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

Olwagen is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Olwagën. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olwagen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 412,207th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,614,120 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Olwagen reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 801 people, or 1 in 67,638. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 44 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 15 percent live and Western Cape, where 11 percent live. Besides South Africa it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Olwagen Last Name Statistics demography

Olwagen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.42% more than the national average, earning R 426,360 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olwagën951/
Helwagen8086/
Elwhagen802/
Hellwagen751/
Helwegen67224/
Alwaazen676/
Alwaisen672/
Elvhagen671/
Alwaigne671/
Hellwegen6336/
Alwaazeen631/
Oluhausen630/
Alwazin57262/
Alwasin576/
Alwasem571/
Albazen571/
Alvazen571/
Albaugn571/
Alwaseem53373/
Halvegen531/
Halwasin530/
Alhuaijen501/

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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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  • 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 Olwagen
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