Olym Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Olym Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 85 | 1:535,561 | 60,391 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Olym (80) may also be a first name.
Olym Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olym Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olym (Arabic: اوليم, Russian: Олым) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Olym.
How Common Is The Last Name Olym? popularity and diffusion
The last name Olym is the 1,849,867th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. Olym occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Olym live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,075,395th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 80 people.
Olym is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 535,561. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 66 percent reside, Luhansk Oblast, where 14 percent reside and Donetsk Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Ukraine it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golym | 89 | 3 | / |
| Holyom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hollym | 80 | 0 | / |
| Olim | 75 | 4,203 | / |
| Olem | 75 | 2,075 | / |
| Alym | 75 | 183 | / |
| Ulym | 75 | 8 | / |
| Olymova | 73 | 25 | / |
| Ouleyme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hollyhm | 73 | 0 | / |
| Golem | 67 | 1,605 | / |
| Oleme | 67 | 1,397 | / |
| Golim | 67 | 1,303 | / |
| Galym | 67 | 582 | / |
| Olime | 67 | 479 | / |
| Ollem | 67 | 444 | / |
| Halym | 67 | 401 | / |
| Oliem | 67 | 292 | / |
| Holim | 67 | 291 | / |
| Holem | 67 | 211 | / |
| Oulem | 67 | 91 | / |
| Alyom | 67 | 42 | / |
| Oleam | 67 | 30 | / |
| Olgem | 67 | 24 | / |
| Otlem | 67 | 17 | / |
| Olhem | 67 | 13 | / |
| Oslem | 67 | 9 | / |
| Oslim | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hulym | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oulim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oleem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oleum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ollim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olaim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olgim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oilem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aleym | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oliom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oolem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aalym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oelem | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Lim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allym | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ohlem | 67 | 0 | / |
Olym Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Olym in the Russian language | ||
| Олым | olym | - |
| Olym in the Arabic language | ||
| اوليم | awlym | - |
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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 Olym
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