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

Holdefer has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Holdefer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 455,289th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 9,795,089 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Holdefer live; 80 percent live in South America and 80 percent live in Luso-South America.

Holdefer is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 595 people, or 1 in 359,789. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 42 percent live, Paraná, where 22 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 21 percent live. Barring Brazil this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Holdefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Holdefer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Holdefer surname rose 555 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Holdefer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Holdefer surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the 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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