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 is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Olyn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olyn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olyn is the 63,285th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 920,610 people. The surname Olyn is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Olyn reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Olyn is also the 439,750th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 388 people.

The last name Olyn is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 7,693 people, or 1 in 7,042. In South Africa Olyn is most common in: Northern Cape, where 68 percent reside, Western Cape, where 11 percent reside and North West, where 7 percent reside. Not including South Africa it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 1 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.

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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