Holy Surname
Approximately 5,489 people bear this surname
Holy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1,622 | 1:98,247 | 4,266 |
| United States | 1,540 | 1:235,363 | 22,590 |
| Austria | 533 | 1:15,976 | 2,379 |
| Germany | 375 | 1:214,681 | 24,254 |
| Ivory Coast | 151 | 1:152,790 | 7,105 |
| Czechia | 151 | 1:70,420 | 11,815 |
| Nigeria | 142 | 1:1,247,484 | 49,911 |
| India | 111 | 1:6,910,499 | 153,869 |
| Iran | 103 | 1:745,461 | 38,299 |
| Indonesia | 83 | 1:1,593,364 | 105,506 |
| England | 71 | 1:784,761 | 42,668 |
| Canada | 70 | 1:526,366 | 44,416 |
| France | 62 | 1:1,071,334 | 116,831 |
| Hungary | 56 | 1:175,291 | 15,311 |
| Australia | 48 | 1:562,410 | 41,290 |
| Papua New Guinea | 48 | 1:169,869 | 23,574 |
| Switzerland | 31 | 1:264,933 | 21,684 |
| Madagascar | 25 | 1:945,993 | 2,355 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Slovakia | 22 | 1:242,566 | 37,880 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Croatia | 19 | 1:222,558 | 25,345 |
| Slovenia | 18 | 1:138,204 | 13,237 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 33 | 1:134,238 | 7,606 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 152 | 1:330,386 | 25,648 |
The alternate forms: Holý (3,687) & Hóly (1) are calculated separately.
Holy (39,630) may also be a first name.
Holy Demographics
Average Male Holy Height
174.79 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Holy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Holy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Holy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻮﻟﻲ, Hindi: होली) is borne by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Holý or Hóly. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Holy? popularity and diffusion
Holy is the 87,623rd most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,327,664 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 36 percent of Holy live; 34 percent live in South Asia and 32 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 22,372nd most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 39,630 people.
The surname Holy is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1,622 people, or 1 in 98,247. Aside from Bangladesh this surname occurs in 71 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Austria, where 10 percent reside.
Holy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Holy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Holy last name expanded 1,013 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 237 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Holy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Holy surname is chiefly Catholic (79%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Holy last name are 12.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.76% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Holy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.99% less than the national average, earning R 35,664 per year; in United States they earn 7.99% less than the national average, earning $39,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.3% more than the national average, earning $65,733 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Holy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Holy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﻮﻟﻲ | hwly | - |
| Holy in the Hindi language | ||
| होली | holi | - |
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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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- 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 Holy
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