Holger Surname
Approximately 569 people bear this surname
Holger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 177 | 1:454,833 | 40,228 |
| Dominican Republic | 139 | 1:75,057 | 3,477 |
| United States | 100 | 1:3,624,589 | 201,936 |
| Denmark | 40 | 1:141,118 | 12,512 |
| Sweden | 28 | 1:351,670 | 24,678 |
| Chile | 23 | 1:765,934 | 16,989 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Hölger (60) are calculated separately.
Holger (205,310) may also be a first name.
Holger Demographics
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Holger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Holger Come From? nationality or country of origin
Holger has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms: Hölger. For other potential spellings of Holger click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Holger? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 558,412th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 12,807,638 people. The surname Holger occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Holger reside; 33 percent reside in Western Europe and 32 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 5,077th most frequently held first name globally, held by 205,310 people.
It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 454,833. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent reside and Berlin, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.
Holger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Holger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Holger surname grew 526 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Holger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Holger last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.
Holger earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.54% less than the national average, earning $41,192 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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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