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The Olek surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 234 people carried this name — #80,926 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is down 9% from 257 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Olek surname

Clipping of Aleksander + -ek.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Olek» (Polish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Poland’s population register

3,330 people named Olek have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 3,672 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Greater Poland 762
Silesian 555
Lublin 356
Masovian 307
Łódź 267
Lower Silesian 171
Lesser Poland 163
Warmian-Masurian 150

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 84 people named Olek.

27 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 27
Pas-de-Calais 19
Nord 15
Paris 3
Meuse 3
Yvelines 2
Oise 2
Moselle 2
Loire-Atlantique 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Olek,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Stefan Olek 1920–1991 · boxer
  • Alfred Olek 1940–2007 · association football player
  • Jerzy Olek 1943–2022 · photographer
  • Anna Sikorzak-Olek 1956– · music publisher
  • Thomas Olek 1968–
  • Alexander Olek 1969–2024 · entrepreneur

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

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