Olwyn Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Olwyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olwyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Olwyn (3,612) may also be a first name.

Olwyn Last Name Facts

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

Olwyn occurs more in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Olwyn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olwyn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,555,468th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Olwyn reside; 53 percent reside in Australasia and 53 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 117,656th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 3,612 people.

The surname Olwyn is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 215,634. In New Zealand it is primarily found in: Auckland Region, where 57 percent live, Waikato Region, where 29 percent live and Nelson, where 5 percent live. Besides New Zealand Olwyn occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.

Olwyn Last Name Statistics demography

Olwyn earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.42% less than the national average, earning R 89,304 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holwyn914/
Alwyn80660/
Olwin80175/
Olwen8040/
Olwine73112/
Allwyn73103/
Alweyn7355/
Holwin7315/
Alwayn7314/
Holbyn7312/
Olweng736/
Olwene732/
Halwyn732/
Aalwyn731/
Alwynn731/
Olwein730/
Alwyne730/
Holwen730/
Ohlwein67435/
Holwijn67180/
Holwein6795/
Ohlwine6735/
Alwn677/
Allwynn672/
Hollwin672/
Goolwin671/
Alwayne671/
Ohlwain670/

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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 Olwyn
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