Olwitz Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Olwitz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
Olwitz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olwitz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olwitz occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olwitz? popularity and diffusion
The surname Olwitz is the 3,798,600th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Olwitz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Olwitz live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Olwitz is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 3,354,394. In Germany Olwitz is most common in: Bavaria, where 79 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent live. Other than Germany this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 7 percent live and Antigua and Barbuda, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ollwitz | 92 | 30 | / |
| Holwitz | 92 | 27 | / |
| Golwitz | 92 | 0 | / |
| Hollwitz | 86 | 94 | / |
| Gollwitz | 86 | 2 | / |
| Otlewitz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Olvitz | 83 | 33 | / |
| Elwitz | 83 | 24 | / |
| Olwicz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ellwitz | 77 | 53 | / |
| Golvitz | 77 | 35 | / |
| Galwitz | 77 | 4 | / |
| Allwitz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oelvitz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Holvitz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Helwitz | 77 | 0 | / |
| Golwits | 77 | 0 | / |
| Olviz | 73 | 40 | / |
| Alwiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hellwitz | 71 | 19 | / |
| Gullwitz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hallwitz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heulwitz | 71 | 0 | / |
| Alwaiz | 67 | 62 | / |
| Alvitz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Alwits | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Luiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olwets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olwich | 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
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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 Olwitz
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