Holmfors Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Holmfors Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 15 | 1:366,447 | 25,366 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
Holmfors Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Holmfors Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Holmfors is found in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Holmfors? popularity and diffusion
Holmfors is the 3,665,662nd most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Holmfors live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name is most prevalent in Finland, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 366,447. In Finland it is mostly concentrated in: Ostrobothnia, where 73 percent reside, Pirkanmaa, where 20 percent reside and Åland Islands, where 7 percent reside. Besides Finland this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 48 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helmfors | 88 | 6 | / |
| Halmfors | 88 | 2 | / |
| Elmfors | 80 | 24 | / |
| Almfors | 80 | 24 | / |
| Ohlenforst | 67 | 582 | / |
| Hallenfors | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hellenfors | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alenfors | 63 | 38 | / |
| Elenfors | 63 | 5 | / |
| Ellenfors | 59 | 10 | / |
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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 Holmfors
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