Holstein Surname
Approximately 14,005 people bear this surname
Holstein Surname User-submission:
This is a German surname, referring to Schleswig-Holstein, a region in northern Germany (on the border with Denmark). The meaning of Schleswig is irrelevant, but Holstein means 'dweller in the woods' (in German: Holzsassen, in Northern Low-Saxon: Hol(t)saten).
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,455 | 1:66,445 | 7,752 |
| Germany | 5,451 | 1:14,769 | 1,923 |
| France | 423 | 1:157,028 | 24,370 |
| Netherlands | 368 | 1:45,889 | 7,807 |
| Denmark | 294 | 1:19,200 | 1,913 |
| Portugal | 283 | 1:36,814 | 2,219 |
| Canada | 273 | 1:134,966 | 13,971 |
| Argentina | 261 | 1:163,768 | 13,777 |
| Australia | 239 | 1:112,953 | 12,558 |
| Brazil | 216 | 1:991,085 | 35,129 |
| Sweden | 139 | 1:70,840 | 5,344 |
| England | 89 | 1:626,046 | 36,944 |
| Switzerland | 72 | 1:114,068 | 11,784 |
| Israel | 55 | 1:155,593 | 16,202 |
| Finland | 53 | 1:103,711 | 10,499 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 1:125,787 | 15,451 |
| Estonia | 35 | 1:37,766 | 7,217 |
| Norway | 34 | 1:151,244 | 18,822 |
| Luxembourg | 31 | 1:18,727 | 4,129 |
| Poland | 29 | 1:1,310,647 | 81,985 |
| Uruguay | 28 | 1:122,563 | 11,386 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Grenada | 9 | 1:12,059 | 865 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 25 | 1:975,015 | 39,671 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 821 | 1:61,168 | 6,722 |
The alternate forms: Holštein (3) are calculated separately.
Holstein (30) may also be a first name.
Holstein Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a German surname, referring to Schleswig-Holstein, a region in northern Germany (on the border with Denmark). The meaning of Schleswig is irrelevant, but Holstein means 'dweller in the woods' (in German: Holzsassen, in Northern Low-Saxon: Hol(t)saten).
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Holstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Holstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
Holstein is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant: Holštein. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Holstein? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 37,597th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 520,353 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Holstein live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Germanic Europe. Holstein is also the 1,911,214th most numerous first name on earth, held by 30 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 5,455 people, or 1 in 66,445. In The United States it is most frequent in: West Virginia, where 13 percent live, Ohio, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States Holstein is found in 56 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 39 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.
Holstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Holstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Holstein last name increased 664 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 356 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Holstein Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Holstein surname are 10.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.64% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Holstein earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 18.87% less than the national average, earning 280,792 kr per year; in Peru they earn 28.57% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,846 per year; in United States they earn 4.91% more than the national average, earning $45,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.11% less than the national average, earning $46,150 CAD per year.
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