Ölander Surname
Approximately 554 people bear this surname
Ölander Surname User-submission:
The meaning of this surname is 'islander', or 'a person from Öland'.
Ölander Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 392 | 1:25,119 | 2,040 |
| Finland | 149 | 1:36,891 | 4,756 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Olander (6,305) are calculated separately.
Ölander Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The meaning of this surname is 'islander', or 'a person from Öland'.
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Where Does The Last Name Ölander Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ölander is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Olander. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ölander.
How Common Is The Last Name Ölander? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 569,728th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 13,154,415 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ölander live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 392 people, or 1 in 25,119. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 31 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 26 percent reside and Gävleborg County, where 8 percent reside. Besides Sweden this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 27 percent reside and Norway, where 2 percent reside.
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Footnotes
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