Holewell Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Holewell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Holewell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:977,51048,999
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Holewell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Holewell is found most in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Holewell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,460,878th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. Holewell occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Holewell are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 977,510. In England it is most frequent in: East Sussex, where 54 percent reside, Hampshire, where 23 percent reside and Kent, where 16 percent reside. Barring England it is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Holewell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Holewell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Holewell last name increased 259 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holeywell9443/
Hollewell9431/
Holeswell941/
Holleywell8938/
Holywell88211/
Holiwell88148/
Helewell880/
Hellewell821,843/
Hallewell82653/
Hollywell82206/
Holliwell82109/
Alewell8015/
Elewell803/
Helliewell781/
Hollowwell780/
Allewell7581/
Haliwell7554/
Heliwell756/
Ellewell752/
Ollewelt751/
Hallewel751/
Goulewel751/
Hallewll751/
Halewill750/
Halywell750/
Halliwell719,161/
Helliwell714,281/
Alewel71187/
Halihwell711/
Elewel711/
Hollywill710/
Hallewill710/
Alewelt67103/
Aliwell6742/
Aleweld6719/
Aleewel674/
Aloewel673/
Oleabel671/
Helliwelll671/
Allewel671/
Hallowwell671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Holewell
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