Holwerda Surname

175,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Holwerda Surname User-submission:

Holwerda means 'from Holwerd'. Holwerd is a village in the province of Friesland.

Holwerda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,5451:10,9301,511
United States6771:535,39044,465
Canada621:594,28449,093
Australia471:574,37741,856
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
England161:3,482,379114,324
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Holwerda Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Holwerda means 'from Holwerd'. Holwerd is a village in the province of Friesland.

- stevenholwerda

Holwerda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Holwerda is found most in The Netherlands. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Holwerda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 175,744th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,990,376 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Holwerda reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,545 people, or 1 in 10,930. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Friesland, where 36 percent live, Groningen, where 13 percent live and North Holland, where 12 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Holwerda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Holwerda has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 9,671 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Holwerda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Holwerda last name are 38.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.63% being registered with the political party.

The amount Holwerda earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.14% more than the national average, earning $50,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.37% less than the national average, earning $47,510 CAD per year.

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