Olympitis Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Olympitis Surname User-submission:

The Olympitis surname means 'one who comes from Olympus village, Karpathos island, Greece' or 'one who comes from Olympus mountain', the mountain where ancient Greeks Gods were staying.

Olympitis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece591:187,79330,074
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Olympitis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Olympitis surname means 'one who comes from Olympus village, Karpathos island, Greece' or 'one who comes from Olympus mountain', the mountain where ancient Greeks Gods were staying.

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Olympitis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olympitis is carried by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olympitis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,273,756th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Olympitis are found; 84 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Greece, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 187,793. In Greece Olympitis is mostly concentrated in: South Aegean, where 73 percent are found, Attica, where 25 percent are found and Central Greece, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Greece this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Olympitis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Olympitis has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Olympitis surname expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olympiti944/
Olmpitis943/
Olivettis672/
Albitis6321/
Alvitis631/
Albaitis5975/
Alinpieti561/
Albithish561/
Alvites506,212/
Albites502,101/
Albetis5010/
Alvitiz501/
Albitiz501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olympitis
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