Olyad Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Olyad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olyad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Olyad (16) may also be a first name.

Olyad Last Name Facts

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

Olyad is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olyad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olyad is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Olyad are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 16 people.

The last name Olyad is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Apart from Ethiopia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 38 percent live and Belgium, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golyad9155/
Olad8910,314/
Oulad8011,665/
Olaad801,113/
Holad80618/
Oolad80199/
Golad80122/
Oliad8057/
Alyad8027/
Olaid808/
Ojlad807/
Olyat804/
Ollad801/
Olads801/
Oilad801/
Olaud800/
Oulaid73558/
Golead73140/
Hollad73119/
Goliad7367/
Halyad7314/
Holiad7312/
Gulyad7311/
Gollad739/
Golyat736/
Oulaïd736/
Goladh735/
Golaid735/
Goulad733/
Goolad733/
Ouleyd732/
Holyat732/
Oullad732/
Hoslad731/
Houlad731/
Alyasd731/
Olloyd731/
Holadz730/
Olyatt730/
Alyads730/
Olat672,214/
Alad671,610/
Ulad671,595/
Olod67162/
Oladova6725/
Hallyad674/
Goulaid672/
Houliad671/
O'Lloyd670/
Hollead670/
Outlaud670/
Goolaud670/
Holyate670/

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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 Olyad
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