Holk Surname

325,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Holk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Holk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3721:974,35272,340
Denmark3281:17,2091,690
Poland2161:175,96624,252
Germany1031:781,60657,825
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
England31:18,572,686338,250
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Hölk (35) are calculated separately.

Holk (88) may also be a first name.

Holk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Holk is found most in The United States. It can appear as a variant: Hölk. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 325,895th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,386,982 people. The last name Holk is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Holk are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,017,994th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 88 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 372 people, or 1 in 974,352. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 19 percent are found, Alabama, where 10 percent are found and Michigan, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Holk occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 29 percent are found and Poland, where 19 percent are found.

Holk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Holk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Holk last name expanded 4,133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Holk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Holk last name are 4.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.65% registered with the political party.

The amount Holk earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.3% more than the national average, earning $43,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.81% more than the national average, earning $61,015 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hölk9235/
Holck891,949/
Holke89860/
Hoelk8940/
Houlk8919/
Holks893/
Hollk892/
Holgk891/
Cholk891/
Holkp891/
Hoylk891/
Olk861,806/
Cholke80240/
Hoelck80102/
Hohlke806/
Kholke805/
Holcke804/
Houlke802/
Khohlk802/
Hoilke801/
Hoglik800/
Holc751,777/
Halk751,165/
Hulk75525/
Hülk75347/
Helk75270/
Golk75126/
Olke7562/
Olck7543/
Olkh7534/
Olks7519/
Hälk759/
Holg757/
Ollk753/
Holx752/
Oslk751/
Ahlk751/
Oilk751/
Olkk751/
Olhk751/
Uhlk751/
Holková73787/
Holkova7387/
Choilek7337/
Cholhke736/
Kholkhe732/
Cholkhe731/
Hoglick731/
Choylek731/
Chalk679,510/
Hulke673,704/
Halke671,259/
Chulk67612/
Haulk67508/
Khalk67418/
Helck67325/
Hálek67302/
Hulks67297/
Hölck67136/
Hölke6799/
Hülck6777/
Halck6775/
Halks6745/
Oelck6742/
Ohlke6735/
Hälke6733/
Öhlke6729/
Golkh6729/
Uhlke6728/
Cholc6720/
Cholková6718/
Hulck6714/
Oilke6712/
Hullk676/
Jhalk675/
Halkë674/
Olcck673/
Osilk672/
Halhk672/
Holkhova671/
Jolck671/
Oehlk671/
Hoylg671/
Otlkp671/
Haalk671/
Huulk671/
Ahalk671/
Halkk671/
Hallk671/
Gohlk671/
Oelkc671/
Cholkova671/
Holĺková671/
Oslke671/
Gojlk671/
Guhlk670/
Ollke670/

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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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  • 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 Holk
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