Olša Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Olša Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olša Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1921:55,3839,269
Slovakia421:127,05823,432

The alternate forms: Olsa (99) are calculated separately.

Olša Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olša is found most frequently in Czechia. It can be rendered as a variant: Olsa. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olša? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,064,392nd most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. Olša occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Olša live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 55,383. In Czechia Olša is mostly found in: South Moravian Region, where 29 percent reside, Olomouc Region, where 14 percent reside and Zlín Region, where 13 percent reside. Beside Czechia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olsa9299/
Olca751,605/
Olza75301/
Olja758/
Olcay6711,146/
Olcha67454/
Olçaş67436/
Holca67308/
Olesa67272/
Olsza67264/
Oldja67127/
Oleza6793/
Olsha6762/
Golsa6757/
Olšer6735/
Olzai6728/
Oulja6725/
Holja6722/
Olgia6715/
Olças6714/
Oljay6713/
Golza6712/
Holza6712/
Galša679/
Olsia673/
Holsa673/
Olçay672/
Oljas672/
Olsas672/
Olsea672/
Olsah672/
Oldža671/
Ollca671/
Olzha671/
Oldca671/
Oolsa671/
Olssa671/

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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 Olša
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