Holten Surname

114,167th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Holten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Holten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1851:305,87328,126
Norway1,0361:4,964470
Germany5521:145,84317,568
Denmark4551:12,4061,186
Netherlands3421:49,3788,451
Australia1071:252,29623,217
Canada811:454,88439,362
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
England501:1,114,36153,243
Mexico501:2,482,52420,876
Sweden321:307,71121,451
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3981:126,17812,177

The alternate forms: Hölten (1) & Höltén (8) are calculated separately.

Holten (52) may also be a first name.

Holten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Holten is most common in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms: Hölten or Höltén. For other possible spellings of Holten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holten? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 114,167th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,799,394 people. The last name Holten occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Holten are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 38 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,381,723rd most prevalent forename world-wide It is held by 52 people.

The surname Holten is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,185 people, or 1 in 305,873. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 16 percent reside, Washington, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 26 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.

Holten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Holten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Holten surname expanded 298 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 43 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Holten Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Holten surname is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Holten surname are 13.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.16% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Holten earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.47% less than the national average, earning 309,858 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 91.81% more than the national average, earning R 455,808 per year; in United States they earn 3.27% more than the national average, earning $44,560 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.06% more than the national average, earning $61,142 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hölten941/
Holteen9267/
Holteng9225/
Holthen9215/
Holtien9211/
Houlten923/
Holteun921/
Cholten920/
Hoolten920/
Hollten920/
Olten91107/
Holtn911/
Höltén898/
Cholthen861/
Helten831,416/
Hulten83532/
Golten83232/
Halten83182/
Holtin83106/
Holtyn8357/
Holtne8315/
Jolten837/
Oltuen832/
Oulten831/
Olteen831/
Oltten831/
Holtem831/
Hülten831/
Oltn801/
Hulteen77245/
Holtuin7797/
Hulthen7774/
Hulteng7766/
Holting7761/
Halthen7712/
Ahlteen7710/
Chalten777/
Holtäng776/
Houltin775/
Chülten774/
Kholtin771/
Oultten771/
Choltem771/
Hellten771/
Holteem771/
Hoeltin771/
Goulten771/
Chulten771/
Helthen771/
Kholtyn771/
Choltin770/
Ogliten770/
Hultien770/
Haulten770/
Huslten770/
Alten732,643/
Elten73186/
Oltem7355/
Ülten7352/
Oltin7334/
Hultn7332/
Oltyn731/
Ulten731/
Kholtina715/
Houlting711/
Hultin672,118/
Hultén671,146/
Althen67812/
Aalten67489/
Galten67104/
Alteen67101/
Gulten6737/
Joltin6727/
Holtim6723/
Haltin6720/
Goltin6719/
Allten6716/
Ahltin6715/
Oltion6713/
Olténg6711/
Eltenn677/
Altien677/
Aulten677/
Oltina675/
Heltin672/
Altten672/
Hultèn672/
Oltäng672/
Julten671/
Helltn671/
Joltyn671/
Eltien671/
Hultín671/
Jalten671/
Olting671/
Oultin671/
Altaen671/
Haltyn671/
Oltyna671/
Eltaen671/
Haltem670/
Eltten670/
Hosseltin670/
Hasselten670/
Haltng670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Holten
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