Holub Surname

13,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Czechia

Holub Surname Definition:

(German, Polish) Dweller at the sign of the dove; one with dovelike characteristics.

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Holub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine25,0271:1,819115
Czechia6,6831:1,59171
United States5,0371:71,9598,324
Austria1,1681:7,291921
Slovakia7281:7,330722
Germany6561:122,72215,003
Canada2821:130,65813,594
Brazil1671:1,281,88243,935
Hungary1571:62,5246,472
Argentina971:440,65433,272
England831:671,30238,633
Croatia741:57,14310,758
France691:962,648108,938
Australia661:409,02632,879
Poland571:666,82057,730
Spain391:1,198,77041,125
Belarus311:306,48634,064
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Norway91:571,36544,190
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1581:317,84024,909

Holub (17) may also be a first name.

Holub Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Polish) Dweller at the sign of the dove; one with dovelike characteristics.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

It is a Czech surname, which means 'pigeon'.

- jozef.holubek

Holub Last Name Facts

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

Holub occurs most in Ukraine. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Holub click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holub? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 13,756th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 179,620 people. The last name Holub is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Holub live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 62 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Holub is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 17 people.

The surname is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is carried by 25,027 people, or 1 in 1,819. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 11 percent live, Donetsk Oblast, where 10 percent live and Poltava Oblast, where 7 percent live. Outside of Ukraine Holub occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Holub Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Holub has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Holub surname grew 3,188 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Holub Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Holub surname is primarily Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Holub last name are 19.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Holub earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 32.42% less than the national average, earning 233,870 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.05% more than the national average, earning $45,761 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning $56,296 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hollub91262/
Holubz9116/
Houlub913/
Kholub912/
Cholub912/
Holoub912/
Huolub911/
Holubs911/
Olub8937/
Kholoub8316/
Golub8032,015/
Hulub80544/
Holup80306/
Halub8057/
Holob8047/
Hołub8011/
Jolub809/
Helub802/
Holuv802/
Oloub801/
Holuf800/
Holubová777,362/
Holubova771,998/
Holubowa772/
Haloub734,842/
Gollub731,420/
Golaub73698/
Chalub73644/
Hollup73169/
Hohlob7397/
Goloub7343/
Khulub7342/
Ahloub7330/
Osloub738/
Chołub738/
Halubh736/
Alhoub736/
Holluf735/
Holoob735/
Goluyb734/
Kholuw734/
Kholuf734/
Chulub733/
Kholup733/
Kholuv732/
Heloub731/
Hallub730/
Hollob730/
Halloub671,240/
Alub67705/
Chaloub67507/
Hollauf67282/
Olup67233/
Khaloub67170/
Goolaub67169/
Chalhub67154/
Helloub6784/
Challub6741/
Golloub6724/
Oluf6715/
Olob676/
Chalgub676/
Halgoub673/
Oluw673/
Ulub672/
Oulhoub672/
Kholupe672/
Jalhoub671/
Alhloub671/
Choloup671/
Golllub671/
Gouloub671/
Holuppe671/
Holauph671/
Elub671/
Outloub671/
Hollupe670/
Holloup670/

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