Olwes Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Olwes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Olwes (54) may also be a first name.
Olwes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olwes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olwes is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olwes? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,228,735th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. Olwes is mostly found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Olwes live; 92 percent live in Oceania Islands and 92 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Olwes is also the 1,350,955th most widely held forename internationally, borne by 54 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 239,815. In Papua New Guinea Olwes is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 3 percent are found and Switzerland, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olweus | 91 | 3 | / |
| Olwets | 91 | 1 | / |
| Holwes | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hollwes | 83 | 1 | / |
| Holwess | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olbes | 80 | 1,519 | / |
| Elwes | 80 | 341 | / |
| Alwes | 80 | 267 | / |
| Olves | 80 | 50 | / |
| Olues | 80 | 6 | / |
| Olwec | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ulwes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elwess | 73 | 285 | / |
| Aulwes | 73 | 253 | / |
| Helwes | 73 | 159 | / |
| Halwes | 73 | 73 | / |
| Alweis | 73 | 69 | / |
| Allwes | 73 | 45 | / |
| Ahlwes | 73 | 11 | / |
| Alwesh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Oluese | 73 | 7 | / |
| Alwees | 73 | 6 | / |
| Alwies | 73 | 3 | / |
| Holbes | 73 | 2 | / |
| Holwej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gulwes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elweas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elwesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alwese | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olwice | 73 | 0 | / |
| Holves | 73 | 0 | / |
| Olvies | 73 | 0 | / |
| Oilves | 73 | 0 | / |
| Alweiss | 67 | 66 | / |
| Ohlhues | 67 | 34 | / |
| Holwech | 67 | 25 | / |
| Allweis | 67 | 21 | / |
| Otlewis | 67 | 11 | / |
| Alweesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Allwest | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hollves | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alweish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Halwees | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alwiess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elweiss | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Olwes
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