Hollwey Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Hollwey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hollwey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:1,741,18971,393
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Hollwey Last Name Facts

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

Hollwey is found most frequently in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hollwey.

How Common Is The Last Name Hollwey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hollwey is the 2,220,661st most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Hollwey live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Hollwey is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 1,741,189. In England Hollwey is most common in: Greater London, where 50 percent live, Hampshire, where 25 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 13 percent live. Excluding England this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 41 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Hollwey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hollwey has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Hollwey last name rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 167 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hollwey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Hollwey surname is predominantly Anglican (78%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Hollwy921/
Hollway86514/
Hollvey867/
Hollwes861/
Holwe8324/
Ollwe834/
Holwy833/
Holway771,105/
Cholwe77865/
Holvey77792/
Olweya7769/
Hollby775/
Olweyo774/
Olweyi774/
Ellwey773/
Allwey773/
Ollway772/
Ahllwy772/
Golwey771/
Olweye771/
Hollwa771/
Holbey771/
Holwet771/
Holwej771/
Holwes771/
Hallwe771/
Halwey771/
Kholwe771/
Holwie770/
Holwyd770/
Helwey770/
Olwe73354/
Olwy73278/
Choolwe711,199/
Gallwey71489/
Hallway7197/
Holwech7125/
Houlbey7124/
Hollwah7121/
Cholwea715/
Hoolway713/
Olwoeye713/
Holwieh713/
Hellway712/
Holwayy712/
Holwess711/
Hollves711/
Hallwei711/
Olwoeyo711/
Hellvey710/
Hullway710/
Holwett710/
Holveey710/
Gollway710/
Hullbey710/
Hollboy710/
Holby67832/
Olvey67641/
Holbe67300/
Halwe67263/
Holve67207/
Ahlwy67153/
Olwee67127/
Helwe6759/
Olbey6745/
Holue6743/
Allwy6732/
Hollwich6732/
Alwey6724/
Olway6721/
Holwa6720/
Houlwiya6715/
Ellwe6715/
Hulwe6715/
Elwey6713/
Olwet6712/
Kholwayo6711/
Holvy675/
Allwe673/
Olwea672/
Oelwe671/
Kholwawe671/
Chalweye671/
Halwy671/
Ollve671/
Olwiy671/
Olwei671/
Ollwa671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hollwey
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