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Where Does The Last Name Held Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Held (Arabic: هلد, Georgian: ჰელდ) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Held? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Held is the 11,606^th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 150,467 people. The last name Held occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Held are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 895,203^rd most common first name throughout the world, borne by 110 people.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 28,934 people, or 1 in 2,782. In Germany Held is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 22 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name exists in 85 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Switzerland, where 3 percent are found.

Held Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Held has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Held last name increased 781 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 470 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Held Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Held surname are 13.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Held earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 77.45% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,398 per year; in South Africa they earn 10.04% more than the national average, earning R 261,504 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.61% less than the national average, earning $21,884,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.62% more than the national average, earning $48,162 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.49% more than the national average, earning $52,905 CAD per year.