Holst Surname
Approximately 28,602 people bear this surname
Holst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11,178 | 1:7,202 | 900 |
| United States | 6,023 | 1:60,179 | 7,082 |
| Denmark | 4,486 | 1:1,258 | 76 |
| Sweden | 2,382 | 1:4,134 | 395 |
| Norway | 1,515 | 1:3,394 | 304 |
| Canada | 562 | 1:65,562 | 7,602 |
| Netherlands | 497 | 1:33,978 | 5,672 |
| Australia | 476 | 1:56,714 | 6,917 |
| Thailand | 172 | 1:410,688 | 72,080 |
| New Zealand | 127 | 1:35,656 | 6,115 |
| Ecuador | 115 | 1:138,312 | 6,910 |
| Argentina | 109 | 1:392,141 | 30,168 |
| England | 109 | 1:511,175 | 32,340 |
| Luxembourg | 86 | 1:6,750 | 1,017 |
| South Africa | 81 | 1:668,861 | 48,796 |
| Finland | 78 | 1:70,471 | 7,855 |
| Estonia | 77 | 1:17,166 | 2,887 |
| Brazil | 58 | 1:3,690,937 | 102,732 |
| France | 54 | 1:1,230,050 | 127,496 |
| Greenland | 42 | 1:1,342 | 194 |
| Costa Rica | 41 | 1:116,587 | 1,845 |
| Spain | 36 | 1:1,298,668 | 42,856 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:91,016 | 7,411 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| Paraguay | 20 | 1:361,837 | 5,406 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Honduras | 9 | 1:979,605 | 4,574 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Panama | 8 | 1:489,032 | 8,962 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 44 | 1:553,986 | 29,025 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 593 | 1:84,686 | 8,830 |
Holst (31) may also be a first name.
Holst Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Dweller in a forest.
User-submitted Reference
The word Holst comes from the German word, holz or the old Saxonian, holt, which means 'lumber', or in an older meaning 'forest', quite similar to the English word, wood.
The surname stems from the Northern German area of Holstein, called after the Saxonian tribe of the Holsten, or Holtsatians.
One family got their name after moving from Holstein to Denmark around the 17th or 18th century and therefore being called after their place of origin.
- moritztilmanHolst Demographics
Average Holst Salary in
United States
$45,245 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Holst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Holst Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Holst (Arabic: هولست, Georgian: ჰოლსტ) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Holst? popularity and diffusion
The last name Holst is the 19,224th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 254,791 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Holst live; 41 percent live in Western Europe and 41 percent live in Germanic Europe. Holst is also the 1,874,099th most frequent given name worldwide, held by 31 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 11,178 people, or 1 in 7,202. In Germany it is primarily found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 30 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 26 percent live and Hamburg, where 15 percent live. Aside from Germany Holst exists in 66 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Denmark, where 16 percent live.
Holst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Holst has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,016 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 248 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Holst Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Holst surname are 16.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.07% being registered with the political party.
The amount Holst earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.61% more than the national average, earning 389,729 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 97.96% more than the national average, earning R 470,436 per year; in United States they earn 4.86% more than the national average, earning $45,245 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.54% more than the national average, earning $54,920 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Holst Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Holst in the Georgian language | ||
| ჰოლსტ | holst | - |
| Holst in the Arabic language | ||
| هولست | hwlst | - |
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Holst Reference & Research
Holst FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Holst FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Holst
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