Olá Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Olá Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olá Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Finland111:499,70030,478
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

The alternate forms: Ola (66,945), Olà (2), Olã (1) & Óla (4) are calculated separately.

Olá (14) may also be a first name.

Olá Last Name Facts

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

Olá is borne by more people in Portugal than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Ola, Olà, Olã or Óla. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olá? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,372,517th most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name Olá occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Olá reside; 58 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 58 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Olá is also the 3,024,661st most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 14 people.

The last name is most frequent in Portugal, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 274,164. Aside from Portugal Olá occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 17 percent reside and Sweden, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ola8966,945/
Olà892/
Olã891/
Oláh8630,248/
Holá863,496/
Oláš8628/
Oláz862/
Oláj861/
Olás861/
Olhá861/
Óla784/
Hollá751,226/
Goláň75137/
Outlá7576/
Holáň7565/
Holát7555/
Holáš7521/
Olách7521/
Osláč757/
Oláis752/
Oláiz752/
Olláh751/
Oli6760,859/
Olo679,660/
Oly679,232/
Ole678,804/
Olé6735/
Alá6718/
Golláň6710/
Oló679/
Olj677/
Olè671/
Olaová671/

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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 Olá
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