Holowa Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Holowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 64 | 1:827,213 | 43,161 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Holowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Holowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Holowa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Holowa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,047,559th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Holowa live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 827,213. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Pwani Region, where 98 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Holowa
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