Holsten Surname

130,525th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Holsten Surname Definition:

From the province of Holstein.

Holsten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,9271:41,7785,502
United States1,3061:277,53425,925
Norway591:87,15712,054
Sweden461:214,06014,843
England251:2,228,72284,230
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2791:179,99516,051

Holsten (16) may also be a first name.

Holsten Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the province of Holstein.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Holsten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Holsten is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holsten? popularity and diffusion

Holsten is the 130,525th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,102,581 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Holsten reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Holsten is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 16 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,927 people, or 1 in 41,778. In Germany Holsten is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 76 percent reside, Bremen, where 6 percent reside and Hamburg, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Norway, where 2 percent reside.

Holsten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Holsten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Holsten last name grew 468 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Holsten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Holsten surname are 13.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Holsten earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 202.83% more than the national average, earning 1,048,020 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 45.25% less than the national average, earning R 130,104 per year; in United States they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $45,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.76% less than the national average, earning $40,857 CAD per year.

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