Olšan Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Olšan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olšan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1481:71,84812,077
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392

The alternate forms: Olsan (297) & Olšán (8) are calculated separately.

Olšan Last Name Facts

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

Olšan occurs most in Czechia. It may also appear in the variant forms: Olsan or Olšán. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olšan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,428,594th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname Olšan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Olšan are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 71,848. In Czechia it is primarily concentrated in: South Moravian Region, where 35 percent live, Pardubice Region, where 12 percent live and Karlovy Vary Region, where 9 percent live. Barring Czechia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olsan93297/
Olšán938/
Holšan9130/
Golšan9129/
Olcan801,384/
Oljan8022/
Olzan801/
Olšanová77198/
Olshan73418/
Golsan73206/
Golzan73144/
Holjan7385/
Holsan7381/
Holcan7346/
Holšán7326/
Oltjan7315/
Holzan7315/
Olsian7313/
Olcean7311/
Olszan735/
Olsand733/
Olesan733/
Șolcan732/
Oldjan731/
Olsean731/
Olsane730/
Ollsan730/
Oulsan730/
Holšanová7126/
Golshan678,162/
Oğulcan67239/
Olschan6770/
Holzcan6721/
Olshane6711/
Holchan675/
Hollzan672/
Holzann672/
Holgian672/
Goolsan672/
Oleshan671/
Golcean671/
Olesang671/
Olsaint671/
Golesan671/
Holsand671/
Olchand671/
Holzhan670/
Olesean670/
Holshan670/
Oteljan670/

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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 Olšan
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