Oly Surname

55,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Oly Surname User-submission:

This surname is related to work in the 17th and 18th century whaling industry, producing oil out of whale blubber. Olie means 'oil' in Dutch, and slager means 'butcher'.

Oly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria6,4801:2,979355
Bangladesh9911:160,8045,900
Lebanon4131:13,6491,901
Indonesia4121:320,99328,170
Ivory Coast1781:129,6146,291
Yemen1311:201,7208,568
Iraq1001:350,2176,594
Netherlands901:187,63526,551
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Benin561:184,56417,920
Belgium391:294,78634,540
France181:3,690,151224,666
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Moldova71:508,76732,975
England61:9,286,343223,652
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Oman61:614,6626,082
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Oly (12,661) may also be a first name.

Oly Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is related to work in the 17th and 18th century whaling industry, producing oil out of whale blubber. Olie means 'oil' in Dutch, and slager means 'butcher'.

- klaas

Oly Last Name Facts

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

Oly (Russian: Олй) occurs most in Syria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oly? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oly is the 55,077th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 789,379 people. The last name Oly is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Oly reside; 77 percent reside in West Asia and 76 percent reside in Levant. Oly is also the 52,225th most numerous forename in the world, held by 12,661 people.

The surname is most frequent in Syria, where it is carried by 6,480 people, or 1 in 2,979. In Syria Oly is primarily found in: Latakia Governorate, where 100 percent live, Tartus Governorate, where 0 percent live and Homs Governorate, where 0 percent live. Beside Syria Oly exists in 66 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 11 percent live and Lebanon, where 4 percent live.

Oly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Oly surname grew 157 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Oly surname is principally Shiite (74%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Oly last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Oly earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 46.22% less than the national average, earning $12,210,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.07% less than the national average, earning $38,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 175.07% more than the national average, earning $136,661 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goly867,065/
Holy865,489/
Olay862,947/
Ohly862,367/
Oley862,341/
Ouly86807/
Oloy86567/
Olly86261/
Olya86247/
Oliy8685/
Olyp8627/
Olyi8627/
Oluy8615/
Ooly8611/
Oily866/
Olyo863/
Ojly862/
Olyh862/
Olyt861/
Olyy861/
Olyz861/
Uoly861/
Oyly860/
Olaya7560,237/
Holly7516,881/
Golay754,413/
Olley754,289/
Goley753,829/
Golly753,550/
Otley751,184/
Holey75913/
Gouly75880/
Osley75818/
Ooley75706/
Goliy75384/
Holyi75247/
Gooly75215/
Holay75212/
Golyy75158/
Houly75145/
Oulay75141/
Holiy75134/
Goloy75118/
Outly75115/
Ouley75112/
Hohly75109/
Ohley7599/
Oslay7598/
Olloy7597/
Olgay7596/
Holya7560/
Ollay7547/
Golyo7535/
Olays7532/
Olyai7529/
Oilay7526/
Olyaa7523/
Oulya7522/
O'Lay7521/
Oully7520/
Ohlyi7520/
Gohly7517/
Goluy7514/
Olayz757/
Ogliy756/
Hooly755/
Hoely755/
Oilly755/
Oyley754/
Olaiy754/
Holoy754/
Holyt752/
Olliy752/
Olych752/
Otlay751/
Ollya751/
Oly's751/
Olyoa751/
Olayp751/
Holuy751/
Golyi751/
Goily751/
Holhy751/
Hoyly751/
Ouliy751/
Ollyo751/
O'Loy751/
Oliay751/
Ollyh751/
Oelly751/
Oiley750/
Oosly750/
Aly67288,732/
Ola6766,945/
Oli6760,859/
Holley6747,405/
Ole678,804/
Ousley676,030/
Hooley675,473/
Ottley674,569/
Gooley672,230/
Golley671,844/
Hosley671,569/
Uly671,165/
Holysh67997/
Gouley67840/
Goulay67692/
Outley67581/
Olahay67276/
Houley67239/
Holych67236/
Holyst67177/
Hollay67171/
Gollay67141/
Golloy6794/
Holysz6776/
Olá6765/
Golaya6755/
D'oyly6753/
Golaiy6749/
Goilay6736/
Olé6735/
Golaay6725/
Goully6720/
Hollóy6720/
Oulaya6719/
Hohley6719/
Gohley6718/
Goolly6716/
Ehouly6714/
Holyts6714/
Holloy6712/
Hotley6711/
Hoyley6710/
Oliaya6710/
Hotlyp6710/
Holluy679/
Ouslay678/
Hously677/
Holytz677/
Hoiley677/
Olj677/
Oulhay676/
Hollyi675/
Houlay675/
Goiley673/
Oullay673/
Olaaya673/
Holoey672/
Ouleyd672/
Otlley672/
Oelley672/
Oloaya672/
Hoeley672/
Olliey672/
Olouyi672/
Hoolly671/
Oulley671/
Olloyd671/
Olouhy671/
Olahey671/
Ohlloy671/
Ooyley671/
Hogliy671/
Holiay671/
Hollhy671/
Holliy671/
Goolay671/
Oluuyi671/
Hoully671/
Houlya671/
Houlyo671/
Hoyloy671/
Hoilay671/
Olè671/
Olaysh671/
Ohlhey671/
Ollays671/
Goyley671/
Gollyh671/
Golliy671/
Goleey671/
Goleyj671/
Olaytz671/
Holyth671/
Olyuha671/
Oleych671/
Oosley670/
Oilley670/
Holeys670/
Oheely670/
Hollly670/

Oly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oly in the Russian language
Олйolj-

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