Olyslager Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Belgium

Olyslager Surname User-submission:

This surname is related to work in the 17th and 18th century whaling industry, producing oil out of whale blubber. Olie means 'oil' in Dutch, and slager means 'butcher'.

Olyslager Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands841:201,03827,835
Belgium721:159,67622,068
Guatemala571:282,1524,372
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France21:33,211,361423,184
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
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Olyslager Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is related to work in the 17th and 18th century whaling industry, producing oil out of whale blubber. Olie means 'oil' in Dutch, and slager means 'butcher'.

- klaas

This surname means 'oil manufacturer'. In the past they used oil mills to get the oil from the oil seeds. The oils were used for lightning, painting or cattle feed.

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Olyslager Demographics

Average Olyslager Salary in
United States

$46,578 USD

Per year
Rank:
523,158 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
4.36918E-6
Rank: 687,101 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
107.94%
Sample size: 8 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Olyslager Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olyslager has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olyslager? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,009,375th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Olyslager live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 201,038. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Gelderland, where 45 percent reside, South Holland, where 19 percent reside and Overijssel, where 17 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 29 percent reside and Guatemala, where 23 percent reside.

Olyslager Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Olyslager earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.95% more than the national average, earning $46,578 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.99% more than the national average, earning $69,551 CAD per year.

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