Holesi Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Holesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Holesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Holesi (15) may also be a first name.

Holesi Last Name Facts

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

Holesi is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Holesi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Holesi is the 1,231,034th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Holesi are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread given name in the world It is held by 15 people.

Holesi is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Without taking into account Malawi this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hollesi921/
Olesi911,859/
Holeci8324/
Olesai8322/
Holisi8315/
Halesi8315/
Ollesi8311/
Holese835/
Holegi833/
Olesis833/
Olesoi832/
Oliesi831/
Oleusi831/
Olesie831/
Olesih831/
Holaisi7714/
Hatlesi7713/
Olesich7712/
Haleisi778/
Haulesi772/
Holizei771/
Holeset770/
Hollesy770/
Holegia770/
Hollese770/
Alesi734,810/
Olisi73145/
Olese73111/
Oleji7344/
Olegi7334/
Olezi7310/
Olesy736/
Olexi731/
Hollegie7122/
Hallesai711/
Hoolesee711/
Holleseh711/
Holeseth710/
Hollezie710/
Alesci67875/
Halisi67471/
Oleije67209/
Holici67144/
Olezzi6779/
Allesi6753/
Holéci6745/
Holigi6744/
Holiza6742/
Olesea6727/
Holice6717/
Holige6716/
Olerzi6714/
Alesis6711/
Olaisi6711/
Alesie679/
Alesei678/
Alesić677/
Halese676/
Holiji675/
Holeza675/
Holeze674/
Oliges674/
Olegie674/
Holise673/
Halegi673/
Olisis673/
Oleasy673/
Oledji672/
Ollese671/
Oleser671/
Oleysy671/
Holyze671/
Holheiser671/
Alesih671/
Aleisi671/
Alesai671/
Aleasi671/
Halesy671/
Olesee671/
Olezie671/
Oleseh671/
Olisie671/
Oleiza671/
O'Lese671/
Alesyi671/
Olease670/
Oleese670/

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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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  • 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 Holesi
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