Hjelholt Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Greenland

Hjelholt Surname User-submission:

The Hjelholt surname comes from holt, which means 'little forest' or 'place in the woods'. Hjelholt is a constructed name taken in 1913 by archivist Holger Hjelholt and siblings. Hjel- might refer to 'the hole' in Refsvindinge on Fyn (Funen), where the Nielsen-family was born.

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Hjelholt Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark661:85,5268,263
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Greenland11:56,3791,133

Hjelholt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Hjelholt surname comes from holt, which means 'little forest' or 'place in the woods'. Hjelholt is a constructed name taken in 1913 by archivist Holger Hjelholt and siblings. Hjel- might refer to 'the hole' in Refsvindinge on Fyn (Funen), where the Nielsen-family was born.

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  • Average Salary in:
    Canada

Hjelholt Demographics

Average Hjelholt Salary in
Canada

$44,212 CAD

Per year
Rank:
179,452 of 236,188
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
5.69009E-5
Rank: 129,858 of 236,189
Percentage of national average salary:
88.99%
Sample size: 7 (2014)

Average Salary in
Canada

$49,683 CAD

Per year
Per month:
$4,140 CAD
Per week:
$920 CAD
Per day:
$136 CAD

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Hjelholt Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hjelholt Come From? nationality or country of origin

Hjelholt has its highest incidence in Denmark. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hjelholt? popularity and diffusion

Hjelholt is the 1,931,261st most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name Hjelholt is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Hjelholt live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 85,526. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Region Zealand, where 38 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 21 percent are found and Central Denmark Region, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Denmark it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Hjelholt Last Name Statistics demography

Hjelholt earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 11.01% less than the national average, earning $44,212 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helholt939/
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Elholt866/
Selholt801/
Gellholt752/
Elhool71199/
Jeloul7137/
Hylleholt712/
Elhold711/
Jeloll711/
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Jelloul673,615/
Elol67604/
Jeeloll6798/
Djeloul6777/
Jehloul6733/
Gilholt677/
Djeloll671/
Yelhoul671/
Helault671/
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Elliolt670/
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