How common is the surname Oliva?

19,513 people in the United States had the surname Oliva in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,823 Americans. It ranked 1,835th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Oliva?

Fernando Nicolas Oliva, Argentine association football player, followed by Patrizio Oliva.

Where is the surname Oliva most common?

Wikidata records people named Oliva in the United States, Argentina and Italy and 2 other countries.

Is the surname Oliva getting more or less common?

More common. 14,892 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,513 in 2010, up 31%.

The surname Oliva

A surname, carried by 19,513 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex O410

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Oliva is more common than 98.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 19,513 people named Oliva in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,823 Americans. That is up 31% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,892.

#1,835

rank among US surnames

19,513

people in 2010

6.6

per 100,000 Americans

+31%

change since 2000 (was #2,241)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,826	Toth	19,606	15,748
#1,827	Rushing	19,604	15,749
#1,828	Cody	19,600	15,752
#1,829	Gamboa	19,577	15,771
#1,830	Brewster	19,564	15,781
#1,831	Shipley	19,563	15,782
#1,832	Mena	19,522	15,815

Who is named Oliva

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

74% of people named Oliva identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 22% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 74%
White (not Hispanic) 22%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
Two or more races 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Olivas

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fernando Nicolas Oliva
Argentine association football player, born 1971
Patrizio Oliva
Boxer, born 1959
Jon Oliva
American musician, born 1960
Criss Oliva
American guitarist (1963–1993)
Christian Oliva
Association football player, born 1996
Alexandre Oliva
Brazilian software programmer, member of the Free Software Foundation, founder of the FSFL, born 1973
Maximiliano Oliva
Argentine footballer, born 1990
Ella Grasso
American politician; 83rd governor of Connecticut (1975-80)

Notable Olivas come mostly from the United States (3), Argentina (2) and Italy (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Oliva

Oliva has the Soundex code O410, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O410.

Questions

How common is the surname Oliva?: 19,513 people in the United States had the surname Oliva in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,823 Americans. It ranked 1,835th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Oliva?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Oliva identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 22% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Oliva?: Fernando Nicolas Oliva, Argentine association football player, followed by Patrizio Oliva.
Where is the surname Oliva most common?: Wikidata records people named Oliva in the United States, Argentina and Italy and 2 other countries.
Is the surname Oliva getting more or less common?: More common. 14,892 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,513 in 2010, up 31%.