Holkestad Surname

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

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Norway

Holkestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Holkestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada831:443,92338,562
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Norway521:98,89013,481
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Holkestad Last Name Facts

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

Holkestad is more frequently found in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holkestad? popularity and diffusion

Holkestad is the 1,231,034th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The surname Holkestad is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Holkestad reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Holkestad is most widespread in Canada, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 443,923. In Canada it is most numerous in: British Columbia, where 48 percent reside, Saskatchewan, where 42 percent reside and Alberta, where 7 percent reside. Beside Canada it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Norway, where 28 percent reside.

Holkestad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Holkestad are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Holkestad earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 29.91% more than the national average, earning 449,589 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.01% less than the national average, earning $42,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.84% less than the national average, earning $46,783 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ulkestad828/
Alkestad821/
Alketa678/
Alquesta595/
Alkeshto591/
Alkita5315/
Alketo534/
Alcesto50489/
Alcetta507/
Alqueta504/
Alkaita501/

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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 Holkestad
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