How common is the surname Olivera?

9,108 people in the United States had the surname Olivera in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,898 Americans. It ranked 3,896th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Olivera?

Lisette Olivera, American actress (born 1999), followed by Diego Olivera.

Where is the surname Olivera most common?

Wikidata records people named Olivera in Argentina, the United States and Bolivia.

Is the surname Olivera getting more or less common?

More common. 6,412 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,108 in 2010, up 42%.

The surname Olivera

A surname, carried by 9,108 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex O416

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Olivera is more common than 97.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,108 people named Olivera in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,898 Americans. That is up 42% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,412.

#3,896

rank among US surnames

9,108

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+42%

change since 2000 (was #5,021)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,887	Ling	9,127	33,828
#3,888	Volk	9,126	33,831
#3,890	Jang	9,125	33,835
#3,891	Avina	9,122	33,846
#3,893	Cordell	9,119	33,857
#3,894	Gingerich	9,117	33,865
#3,895	Forster	9,116	33,869

Who is named Olivera

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

81% of people named Olivera identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 16% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 81%
White (not Hispanic) 16%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Two or more races 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Oliveras

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lisette Olivera
American actress (born 1999)
Diego Olivera
Argentine born Mexican television actor, born 1968
Oscar Olivera
Bolivian activist, born 1955
Santiago Olivera
Argentine bishop, born 1959
Luis Olivera
Argentinian association football player, born 1998

Notable Oliveras come mostly from Argentina (3), the United States (1) and Bolivia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Olivera

Olivera has the Soundex code O416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O416.

Questions

How common is the surname Olivera?: 9,108 people in the United States had the surname Olivera in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,898 Americans. It ranked 3,896th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Olivera?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Olivera identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 16% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Olivera?: Lisette Olivera, American actress (born 1999), followed by Diego Olivera.
Where is the surname Olivera most common?: Wikidata records people named Olivera in Argentina, the United States and Bolivia.
Is the surname Olivera getting more or less common?: More common. 6,412 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,108 in 2010, up 42%.