Around the globe, אולוב (Olov 
, אולוב 
) is a rare male given name. The forename אולוב is characteristic of Sweden, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Brazil, where it is an extremely rare masculine name, and the United States, where it is an extremely rare unisex name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Sweden, China, and Brazil. Much less frequently, אולוב is the last name as well as the forename.