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 has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Holub? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 13,756th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 179,620 people. The surname Holub is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Holub are found; 81 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 62 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 17 people.

It is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is borne by 25,027 people, or 1 in 1,819. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 11 percent reside, Donetsk Oblast, where 10 percent reside and Poltava Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Barring Ukraine this last name exists in 46 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Holub Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Holub has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Holub last name increased 3,188 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Holub Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Holub last name is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Holub are 19.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.64% registered to vote for the political 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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