Holshof Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Holshof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Holshof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Holshof Last Name Facts

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

The last name Holshof occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Holshof click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holshof? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,274,477th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. Holshof is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Holshof reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 527,724. In The Netherlands Holshof is most prevalent in: Overijssel, where 78 percent live, North Holland, where 16 percent live and Flevoland, where 3 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and Israel, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hulshof864,196/
Hülshof866/
Olsof831/
Hulshoff80808/
Hülshoff80213/
Holeshov804/
Hulshoft802/
Elshof771,501/
Olsoff7739/
Olshov7712/
Hulsof778/
Olshow776/
Golsof774/
Olesof771/
Holsow770/
Holeshova759/
Hullshoff750/
Elshoff71669/
Oleshov71145/
Olchoff716/
Olshova713/
Alshoff713/
Alshofe712/
Hulshaf711/
Jholsaf711/
Alshoof711/
Holsova711/
Elsshof711/
Olesoff711/
Holshaw710/
Oleshova67197/
Goleshov67148/
Holesova6727/
Ellshoff6720/
Holschaw673/
Olsov673/
Haleshov672/
Elsof671/
Olschowa671/
Holshavs671/
Golshova671/
Hulsjoff671/
Olsow671/
Alschoff671/
Hollcoff670/
Hoolcoff670/
Hoolshaw670/

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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
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  • 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 Holshof
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