Öhlander Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Öhlander Surname User-submission:

The meaning of this surname is 'islander', or 'a person from Öland'.

Öhlander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2041:48,2683,756
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Ohlander (316) are calculated separately.

Öhlander Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of this surname is 'islander', or 'a person from Öland'.

- Vincent Öhlander Rice

Öhlander Last Name Facts

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

Öhlander is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Ohlander. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Öhlander? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,133,308th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname Öhlander occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Öhlander reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in Sweden, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 48,268. In Sweden Öhlander is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 37 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 21 percent reside and Gävleborg County, where 12 percent reside. Not including Sweden this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 3 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohlander96316/
Ölander93554/
Helander883,990/
Ahlander88331/
Holander88262/
Halander88141/
Hollander8217,760/
Hallander82275/
Hellander82179/
Heliander8248/
Heulander8213/
Höllander8213/
Aahlander825/
Holaender823/
Ohllander821/
Ohlaender821/
Halyander821/
Oehlander821/
Olander806,305/
Elander801,152/
Alander801,129/
Halande80850/
Helande8087/
Holande8040/
Älander8035/
Hollaender78703/
Holender75562/
Hollande75524/
Allander75172/
Ollander7564/
Eliander7546/
Oliander7515/
Ehlender758/
Halandei755/
Hellande754/
Helender753/
O'Lander753/
Ellander752/
Halender752/
Alandier752/
Ahlonder752/
Olandier751/
Helandir751/
Aalander751/
Uilander751/
Eulander751/
Alaander751/
Olahnder750/
Olhander750/
Aelander750/
D'Hollander741,424/
Alande714,459/
Holländer713,713/
Hollender712,460/
Olande71500/
Elande7163/
Hellender7160/
Hollandjr717/
Hallender713/
Hölländer711/
Hollonder711/
Olender676,500/
Helonde67883/
Allande67402/
Alender67287/
Elender67214/
Aliande6772/
Halonde6741/
Helandi6737/
Aalande6727/
Holandi6727/
Oliande6715/
Halandi6715/
D'Hollande6713/
Alandhe678/
Holonde676/
Alhande673/
Ahlandi673/
Alaande672/
Elhande672/
Eliande672/
Elandhe671/
Alandey671/
Olaande671/
Olannde671/
Älender671/
Alandeh671/
Olonder670/
Alonder670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Öhlander
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