Holubek Surname

357,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,014 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Holubek Surname User-submission:

The surname Holúbek means 'small pigeon'. Origins of this surname come from Slovakia.

Holubek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1961:410,74237,603
United States1841:1,969,886126,972
Slovakia1401:38,1187,056
Czechia1311:81,17213,612
Argentina821:521,26138,206
Serbia771:92,7927,610
Poland671:567,29552,993
Austria651:131,00717,994
Croatia311:136,40719,258
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Holúbek (532) & Holubék (1) are calculated separately.

Holubek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Holúbek means 'small pigeon'. Origins of this surname come from Slovakia.

- jozef.holubek

Holubek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Holubek is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Holúbek or Holubék. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Holubek? popularity and diffusion

Holubek is the 357,784th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 7,186,929 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Holubek reside; 34 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 33 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 410,742. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 18 percent live and Hesse, where 14 percent live. Not including Germany it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Slovakia, where 14 percent live.

Holubek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Holubek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Holubek surname increased 9,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Holubek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Holubek last name are 34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80.77% registered with the political party.

The amount Holubek earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 12.64% more than the national average, earning 389,829 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.21% less than the national average, earning $41,332 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.08% less than the national average, earning $46,166 CAD per year.

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