Holguín Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Holguín Surname Definition:

From Cáceres in Estremadura.

Holguín Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Mexico511:2,433,84720,676
Spain381:1,230,31741,658
Colombia281:1,706,21711,445
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Holguìn (10) are calculated separately.

Holguín Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Cáceres in Estremadura.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Holguín Last Name Facts

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

The surname Holguín is most common in The Dominican Republic. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Holguìn. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holguín? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 945,594th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. The last name Holguín occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Holguín are found; 47 percent are found in Caribbean and 47 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean.

The last name Holguín is most prevalent in The Dominican Republic, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 79,641. Barring The Dominican Republic it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 18 percent live and Spain, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holguìn9510/
Olguín92362/
Holgun92121/
D'Holguín881/
Ollguín861/
Holgumn861/
Olgun8330,879/
Holun832/
Houlgoun802/
Holingun800/
Holoun7718/
Holund7717/
Olguìn7711/
Holuin777/
Holuun777/
Holyun774/
Hulgun774/
Hollun774/
Olgoun774/
Holgon773/
Holumn773/
Huolun772/
Holgum772/
Golgun771/
Houlun771/
Elguín771/
Olgund771/
Olguïn771/
Helgun770/
Halgun770/
Houlgoune752/
Houlgounn751/
Olun7356/
Hollund71317/
Holluyn7140/
Golgoun7135/
Hoilund7132/
Hojlund7112/
Olguine7112/
Holghausen716/
Houlgin716/
Choulguine715/
Hollumn715/
Holgeyn712/
Holgoin712/
Halgoun712/
Holghin711/
Houloun711/
Olingun711/
Holggin711/
Hallgun711/
Halgund711/
Chuolguine711/
Holuyin711/
Hoolhun710/
Hoylund710/
Holloun710/
Halun671,332/
Olgin671,319/
Holum671,136/
Olund67739/
Holon67197/
Oslun67190/
Holunova6779/
Algun6773/
Olaun6762/
Elgun6748/
Golun6743/
Olgen6729/
Olgon6723/
Ahlun6722/
Oloun6720/
Olhun6712/
Ulgun678/
Oulun673/
Oluin673/
Olgum673/
Halgoune671/
Houlgeen671/
Oluen671/
Oolun671/
Oliun671/
Ohlun671/
Golgouen671/
Oilun671/
Holgoine671/
Oylun671/
Houlegne671/
Houlgoum671/
Oluun671/
Olgün671/
Holhusen670/

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