Olyn Surname

63,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Olyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7,6931:7,042908
Ukraine1181:385,78646,976
Botswana881:24,8515,011
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Olyn (388) may also be a first name.

Olyn Last Name Facts

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

Olyn has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Olyn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olyn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 63,285th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 920,610 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Olyn live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Olyn is also the 439,750th most common first name on earth It is held by 388 people.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 7,693 people, or 1 in 7,042. In South Africa Olyn is mostly concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 68 percent live, Western Cape, where 11 percent live and North West, where 7 percent live. Outside of South Africa Olyn exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 1 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.

Olyn Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Olyn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.8% less than the national average, earning R 109,800 per year and in United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holyn89154/
Ollyn89143/
Olyna8987/
Olynn8938/
Olhyn8923/
Olynk8912/
Golyn894/
Oln8619/
O'Lynn80106/
Golyna8012/
Hollyn807/
Golyon802/
Uolyna802/
Olynkh802/
O'Lyon801/
Goulyn801/
Olin7515,314/
Alyn7512,108/
Olen751,977/
Goln75614/
Olén75175/
Olne7541/
Holn7530/
Olng7527/
Ulyn7526/
Olín7510/
Olën759/
Olnt751/
Ojln751/
Ouln751/
Oyln751/
Ohln751/
Oeln751/
Olynova7311/
Gollyna735/
Hooslyn735/
Hohlynn731/
Golin674,903/
Oling674,252/
Holen673,664/
Allyn672,969/
Oslin672,289/
Olina671,977/
Ohlin671,857/
Olgin671,319/
Golen671,308/
Holin671,160/
Oleng67889/
Ollin67664/
Hulyn67630/
Ohlen67573/
Ollen67526/
Oelen67468/
Olien67391/
Halyn67324/
Ohlén67296/
Oleen67230/
Alyon67225/
Olinn67128/
Ollén67116/
Oulin67103/
Aulyn6790/
Olion6762/
Olind6761/
Oglin6761/
Holén6759/
Oslen6758/
Alyna6747/
Ulyna6734/
Alhyn6726/
Otlin6722/
Olihn6720/
Gulyn6719/
Alynn6718/
Galyn6717/
Holín6717/
Olenn6716/
Uhlyn6714/
O'Len6713/
Olaen6711/
Olhin6710/
Olend677/
Ulyon677/
Olinc676/
Olehn676/
Oilin674/
Eulyn674/
Holne673/
Olint673/
Oluin673/
Olent673/
Olijn673/
Holynova673/
O'Lin672/
Oilen672/
Hollynck672/
Oelin671/
Outln671/
Oylen671/
Olesn671/
Houln671/
Hoeln671/
Holln671/
Oluun671/
Uolin671/
Oulen671/
Olgne671/
Oulne671/
Oluen671/
Ahlyn671/
Otlen670/
Holhn670/

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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 Olyn
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