Ólason Surname
Approximately 396 people bear this surname
Ólason Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 380 | 1:1,000 | 171 |
| Faroe Islands | 6 | 1:8,166 | 786 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
The alternate forms: Olason (314) are calculated separately.
Ólason Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ólason Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ólason is more frequently found in Iceland than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Olason. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ólason? popularity and diffusion
It is the 731,961st most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 18,402,894 people. The surname Ólason occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Ólason live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most frequently used in Iceland, where it is borne by 380 people, or 1 in 1,000. In Iceland it is primarily found in: Capital Region, where 43 percent reside, Northeastern Region, where 20 percent reside and Southern Region, where 16 percent reside. Besides Iceland this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The Faroe Islands, where 2 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.
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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
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- 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 Ólason
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