Olyott Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Wales

Olyott Surname Definition:

From the Flemish, Holliette, Holler; in the Domesday Book, Oilard, Oualet; a personal name.$

Olyott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
England261:2,143,00282,017
Wales201:154,72710,755
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Olyott Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Flemish, Holliette, Holler; in the Domesday Book, Oilard, Oualet; a personal name.$

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Olyott Last Name Facts

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

Olyott occurs most in South Africa. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olyott? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,091,648th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name Olyott is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Olyott are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles.

Olyott is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,868,197. In South Africa Olyott is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 79 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent reside and Wales, where 25 percent reside.

Olyott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Olyott has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Olyott surname expanded 217 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Olyott Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Olyott surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Olyott earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 91.25% more than the national average, earning R 454,476 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olott910/
Golott8397/
Olotte8370/
Ohlott8328/
Holott832/
Oliott831/
Alyott830/
Olyatt830/
Olot80951/
Olyo803/
Olyt801/
Holotte77334/
Ullyott77214/
Gollott77207/
Hollott7716/
Oulotte771/
Alyotte770/
Oloit73796/
Oliot73223/
Golot73173/
Holot73152/
Olote73113/
Șolot7365/
Ulott7337/
Golyo7335/
Olitt7317/
Oloth7315/
Elott7313/
Alott738/
Olatt735/
Alyot735/
Olhot735/
Olout734/
Olyat734/
Olett733/
Holyt732/
Ollot732/
Holyo732/
Oulot732/
Olyoa731/
Olyte731/
Oslot731/
Ollyo731/
Olotz731/
Olots730/
Houlotte711/
Golliott710/
Olo679,660/
Allott673,096/
Eliott67793/
Oulote67724/
Ollett67597/
Ulyatt67558/
Goliot67420/
Golatt67298/
Goulot67259/
Olatte67255/
Holyst67177/
Ullyot67147/
Ellott67142/
Olette6795/
Goilot6788/
Uhlott6785/
Houlot6782/
Olitte6764/
Gollot6758/
Hulott6754/
Allyot6754/
Hollot6739/
Alotte6739/
Golgot6738/
Gohlot6721/
Golett6719/
Algott6717/
Galott6716/
Alyatt6714/
Holote6714/
Holyts6714/
Elhott6712/
Holett6712/
Holoth6712/
Oleyte6711/
Holytz677/
Golyat676/
Holyte675/
Olotch675/
Halyot675/
Golyth674/
Aleytt673/
Holost673/
Halott673/
Oliote673/
Oulett672/
Holitt672/
Holyat672/
Aliott672/
Holots672/
Holiot671/
O'Lett671/
Ollitt671/
Ollout671/
Goloth671/
Goluyt671/
Galyot671/
Houlyo671/
Holyop671/
Oslett671/
Olatth671/
Olayte671/
Eluott671/
Ooslot671/
Holuot671/
Olaytz671/
Oluote671/
Holyth671/
Oloyte671/
Golout671/
Oylett670/
Olythe670/
Oleett670/
Ullott670/
Oleatt670/
Eloytt670/
Holhot670/

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