Holwedel Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Holwedel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Holwedel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Holwedel Last Name Facts

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

Holwedel is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holwedel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Holwedel are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Holwedel is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,876,353. In The Netherlands Holwedel is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 78 percent are found, Gelderland, where 11 percent are found and North Brabant, where 11 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands Holwedel occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hollwedel94598/
Holwedell940/
Holllwedel896/
Hollwedell891/
Holwadel8860/
Holbedel880/
Hollwadel820/
Holviedel820/
Holluedell780/
Hollwedill780/
Halbedel75278/
Hallbedel710/
Halbedl67327/
Halwidl6727/
Albhedel631/
Elvadel5342/
Albedil533/
Albedyll5077/
Albedyhl5011/
Elvadell501/
Elvadehl501/

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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 Holwedel
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