Olšiak Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Olšiak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olšiak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia2001:26,6824,542
Czechia401:265,83735,277
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Olsiak (12) are calculated separately.

Olšiak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olšiak is found in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Olsiak. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olšiak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,041,601st most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname Olšiak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Olšiak are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Slovakia, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 26,682. In Slovakia Olšiak is most numerous in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 88 percent reside, Žilina Region, where 10 percent reside and Bratislava Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Slovakia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olsiak9412/
Olšjak835/
Olßiak831/
Olesiak772,073/
Olessiak711/
Olsiakova675/
Olseak675/
Olsjak671/
Olšjaková671/
Olesiák628/
Alesiak622/
Alshiak621/
Elshiak621/
Olesyak621/
Halesiak5739/
Elshiakh575/
Alshiakh575/
Elshiahk574/
Galesiak571/
Olesiejok531/
Allshiakh531/

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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 Olšiak
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