Hollig Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Hollig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hollig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Höllig (98) are calculated separately.

Hollig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hollig is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Höllig. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hollig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hollig is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 40 percent of Hollig live; 40 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Hollig is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 40 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Hollig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hollig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Höllig9498/
Hoellig9238/
Hollisg921/
Ollig91950/
Holig9131/
Hallig831,413/
Hollik83280/
Oellig83257/
Hellig83145/
Kholig83123/
Olligs83117/
Cholig8322/
Hoelig834/
Hollic833/
Holigh832/
Holleg832/
Hollix831/
Holhig831/
Olligg831/
Olllig831/
Olleig830/
Olig80389/
Holluigue804/
Hollick772,579/
Hallieg7729/
Olligue776/
Khollik772/
Hollegg771/
Halliug771/
Hoehlig771/
Halleig771/
Challig771/
Holeigh770/
Hellieg770/
Hollics770/
Uhlig7320,649/
Holik7311,343/
Ohlig731,205/
Holiq73847/
Allig73651/
Holic73490/
Helig73466/
Ellig73312/
Ehlig73282/
Ollik73260/
Hölig73133/
Ahlig73123/
Ullig7397/
Halig7382/
Jolig7366/
Ollic7349/
Hulig7313/
Öllig7312/
Oelig737/
Golig733/
Oilig732/
Hälig732/
Oslig731/
Holug731/
Olleg731/
Oligg730/
Oliug730/
Oligs730/
Holuigue71420/
Holigová7139/
Chollick7122/
Holigova712/
Hollicke711/
Hollicks710/
Kholik6721,892/
Kholiq6711,994/
Cholik676,360/
Choliq674,930/
Aellig67752/
Hallik67684/
Oillic67628/
Holick67619/
Huslig67287/
Aehlig67233/
Hollek67216/
Hallyg67202/
Holics67142/
Höhlig67126/
Jüllig67117/
Ollick67113/
Ohligs67107/
Houlik6775/
Olloix6775/
Holike6768/
Haelig6761/
Hollex6758/
Jullig6758/
Khalig6755/
Olleik6752/
Chulig6748/
Halleg6741/
Ollaik6728/
Oligue6716/
Hallix6716/
Gollik6715/
Hullik6713/
Johlig6713/
Hollík6710/
Cholic678/
Holeik676/
Oehlig676/
Uhylig675/
Hallic674/
Alligh674/
Olliek673/
Heligh673/
Golliq673/
Hohlic672/
Hohlik672/
Hellik672/
Heluig672/
Haligh672/
Allieg672/
Choullikh672/
Ollegt671/
Cholix671/
Heleig671/
Holoik671/
Holgeq671/
Holleicke671/
Golaig671/
Gohlig671/
Ulluig671/
Uhligh671/
Haleig671/
Ollysg671/
Oulleg671/
Haslig670/
Ulligh670/
Helleg670/
Hellic670/
Hehlig670/
Gallig670/

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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 Hollig
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