Hole Surname
Approximately 30,607 people bear this surname
Hole Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hole,' the cavity, the hollow, from residence therein or thereby; compare Hoyle and Holl, both of which are variants of the same name.
Richard de la Hole, Oxfordshire. 1273.
Read More About This SurnameHole Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 18,262 | 1:42,003 | 2,934 |
| England | 3,415 | 1:16,316 | 2,365 |
| United States | 2,257 | 1:160,593 | 16,355 |
| Norway | 2,190 | 1:2,348 | 201 |
| Australia | 1,207 | 1:22,366 | 3,082 |
| Wales | 554 | 1:5,586 | 622 |
| Canada | 488 | 1:75,503 | 8,520 |
| Papua New Guinea | 299 | 1:27,270 | 3,069 |
| South Africa | 259 | 1:209,180 | 22,201 |
| Indonesia | 237 | 1:558,013 | 44,900 |
| Cameroon | 185 | 1:112,265 | 13,040 |
| France | 169 | 1:393,034 | 57,995 |
| New Zealand | 163 | 1:27,781 | 4,855 |
| Thailand | 150 | 1:470,922 | 82,494 |
| Tanzania | 142 | 1:372,828 | 27,176 |
| Denmark | 49 | 1:115,198 | 10,655 |
| Iran | 43 | 1:1,785,640 | 66,464 |
| Chile | 42 | 1:419,440 | 11,239 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 36 | 1:640,868 | 18,598 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Hungary | 34 | 1:288,714 | 22,080 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Barbados | 10 | 1:28,745 | 1,389 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1:6,060 | 1,122 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,448 | 1:9,957 | 1,508 |
| Wales | 118 | 1:13,292 | 791 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 703 | 1:71,435 | 7,672 |
The alternate forms: Höle (18) & Holé (6) are calculated separately.
Hole (843) may also be a first name.
Hole Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hole,' the cavity, the hollow, from residence therein or thereby; compare Hoyle and Holl, both of which are variants of the same name.
Richard de la Hole, Oxfordshire. 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Roger atte Hole, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby—s Quest.
Isabella del Hole, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Rogerus del Hole, 1379: ibid.
Willelmus in le Hole, 1379: ibid.
Johanna in the Hole, 1379: ibid.
Walter atte Hole, Close Rolls, 21 Edward III.
1626. John Hole and Anne Wheeler: Marriage Lic. (London).
1806. Married — John Hole and Sarah Andrews: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English and Scandinavian) Dweller at a Hollow [Old English and Old Norse hol]
(English) Dweller at the hollow, or low land.
This word is in many dialects applied to a locality which lies much lower than the surrounding lands; and a resident at such a place would acquire the surname Atte Hole. Hoole and Hoyle are other forms of the same name.
Walter Hole or Holes, and Richard H. Norm. 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Richard de la Hole, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
A location name in Cornwall.
Hole Demographics
Hole Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Hole Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hole Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hole (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻠﻲ, Hindi: होले, Marathi: होले, Tibetan: ཧོ་ལི་) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Höle or Holé. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hole? popularity and diffusion
Hole is the 18,037th most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 238,101 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Hole live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 281,020th most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 843 people.
The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 18,262 people, or 1 in 42,003. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent live, Karnataka, where 0 percent live and Gujarat, where 0 percent live. Not including India this surname exists in 83 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Hole Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hole has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Hole surname grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 321 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 469 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 230 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hole Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hole surname are 18.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.52% registered with the political party.
The amount Hole earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.54% more than the national average, earning 347,935 kr per year; in Peru they earn 597.14% more than the national average, earning S/. 135,140 per year; in South Africa they earn 13.25% less than the national average, earning R 206,148 per year; in United States they earn 1.46% more than the national average, earning $43,778 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.48% more than the national average, earning $54,392 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hole Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hole in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﻠﻲ | hly | - |
| Hole in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཧོ་ལི་ | holi | - |
| Hole in the Hindi language | ||
| होले | hole | - |
| Hole in the Marathi language | ||
| होले | hole | 94.93 |
| होळे | hole | 4.81 |
| होल | hola | 0.07 |
| होळ | hola | 0.05 |
| ़होले | hole | 0.05 |
| होळीे | holie | 0.01 |
| हॉले | hole | 0.01 |
| ़होळे | hole | 0.01 |
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