Holdefer Surname

455,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Holdefer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Holdefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5951:359,78913,767
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
France141:4,744,480251,814
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Holdefer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Holdefer occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Holdefer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 455,289th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,795,089 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Holdefer are found; 80 percent are found in South America and 80 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 595 people, or 1 in 359,789. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 42 percent are found, Paraná, where 22 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 21 percent are found. Barring Brazil this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Holdefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Holdefer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Holdefer last name increased 555 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Holdefer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Holdefer surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Holdefer earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Holdefer
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