Holvey Surname

434,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Holvey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Holvey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3271:1,108,43780,126
England2751:202,61117,646
Wales1501:20,6302,188
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:256,58318,459
Wales311:50,5942,584
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Holvey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Holvey is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holvey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 434,076th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,201,447 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Holvey are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 327 people, or 1 in 1,108,437. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 17 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 16 percent are found and New York, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 35 percent are found and Wales, where 19 percent are found.

Holvey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Holvey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 448 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 289 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 484 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Holvey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Holvey surname are 1.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Holvey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 131.17% more than the national average, earning R 549,348 per year; in United States they earn 2.7% more than the national average, earning $44,316 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.39% more than the national average, earning $67,762 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hollvey927/
Holveey920/
Olvey91641/
Holve91207/
Holvy915/
Helvey831,995/
Cholvy83609/
Halvey83513/
Holvay8367/
Oulvey8352/
Holwey8331/
Holver8329/
Holvet832/
Holbey831/
Olviey831/
Holveh831/
Holvoe831/
Holves830/
Olve8012/
Olvy8011/
Hollwey7773/
Houlbey7724/
Khoolve771/
Holvheu771/
Hollves771/
Hellvey770/
Alvey737,704/
Olver733,087/
Elvey73912/
Holby73832/
Halve73795/
Olvea73751/
Helve73561/
Holbe73300/
Golve73216/
Olvez73141/
Holva7387/
Golvy7367/
Olves7350/
Olvet7349/
Olbey7345/
Holue7343/
Oelve7330/
Jolve7325/
Holwe7324/
Halvy7315/
Holvi7310/
Olvie737/
Holwy733/
Olvej731/
Oilve731/
Ollve731/
Holvedts713/
O'Gilvey711/
D'Holver711/
Holway671,105/
Cholwe67865/
Helvie67777/
Golvee67535/
Golbey67494/
Halver67391/
Holbea67299/
Galvey67292/
Golvei67189/
Halves67137/
Cholvi67129/
Jolveh67112/
Halbey6775/
Holbay6773/
Olweya6769/
Kholue6768/
Ellvey6763/
Allvey6756/
Holber6754/
Chalve6741/
Houlby6739/
Heluey6739/
Golvea6735/
Holbye6734/
Halvei6734/
Helvei6732/
Oilver6726/
Olueye6723/
Holvid6720/
Khalve6720/
Holvas6716/
Holvad6715/
Holvai6713/
Golveh6713/
Holboy6712/
Oglive6711/
Cholue6711/
Halvez679/
Oglivy678/
Kholby678/
Hollva678/
Holvayová676/
Olvech676/
Hollby675/
Kholva675/
Cholby675/
Holvio675/
Olviya674/
Ollver674/
Olveia674/
Holbie674/
Olweyi674/
Olweyo674/
Holbee672/
Helvay672/
Halvae672/
Holbes672/
Holbet672/
Golvyi672/
Olueyo672/
Kholwe671/
Ouluey671/
Holvis671/
Holwej671/
Holwes671/
Hoolby671/
Hollwy671/
Halvyi671/
Halwey671/
Golwey671/
Holbeh671/
Jalvey671/
Holwet671/
Holoue671/
Olweye671/
Olempy671/
Halveh671/
Halvet671/
Goulve671/
Golvie671/
Holvat671/
Holwyd670/
Oilves670/
Alveys670/
Holhue670/
Helwey670/
Holwie670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Holvey
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