Holven Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Holven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Holven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Norway481:107,13114,344
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Holvén (3) are calculated separately.

Holven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Holven is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Holvén. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Holven? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,849,867th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. Holven occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Holven live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 7,249,179. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 32 percent are found, Iowa, where 14 percent are found and Washington, where 14 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 48 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Holven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Holven has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Holven surname grew 5,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Holven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Holven are 15.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.9% being registered with the party.

The amount Holven earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 19.91% less than the national average, earning 277,175 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.12% less than the national average, earning $38,783 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holvén943/
Holvein922/
Olven919/
Golven83200/
Helven8372/
Olveng839/
Holvin835/
Halven832/
Holvyn831/
Olvein831/
Olvien830/
Olvent830/
Holbein771,117/
Cholvin77175/
Goulven77162/
Holwein7795/
Holving7737/
Olvesen7723/
Holvina775/
Chalven773/
Holvind771/
Golvein771/
Elven73416/
Alven73397/
Olvin7341/
Olvén7313/
Hohlbein711,152/
Hohlwein71187/
Chalvien7158/
Hollwein7110/
Cholving712/
Kholwene711/
Holbeing711/
Hollbein710/
Olvina671,042/
Golvin67280/
Helvin67191/
Halvin67110/
Olving67103/
Galven6776/
Hälvin6727/
Alveyn6725/
Alveen6720/
Helvín6711/
Alvøen6710/
Alveng6710/
Holvynova676/
Alvein676/
Alvent676/
Halvyn675/
Elvein675/
Elveen674/
Oluene672/
Alvien672/
Alvene672/
Olvine672/
Olwene672/
Halvem671/
Olbein671/
Houlweint671/
Alvesn671/
Alvean671/
Ellven671/
Jalven671/
Olwein670/
Holbeysen670/
Eulven670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Holven
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