Holzapfel Surname

40,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Holzapfel Surname Definition:

“Grab Apple” in German. Literally “Wooden Apple”.

Holzapfel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9,6921:8,3061,025
United States1,3241:273,76125,637
Austria9891:8,6101,115
Australia2001:134,97914,603
Chile1931:91,2773,514
Brazil1061:2,019,56964,017
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Netherlands611:276,83934,217
Switzerland561:146,65914,074
Canada501:736,91258,785
Ecuador351:454,45310,445
England291:1,921,31276,208
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Sweden201:492,33835,486
France201:3,321,136213,627
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

The alternate forms: Holzäpfel (658) are calculated separately.

Holzapfel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Grab Apple” in German. Literally “Wooden Apple”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Holzapfel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Holzapfel is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Holzäpfel. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holzapfel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 40,492nd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 563,136 people. Holzapfel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Holzapfel live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 9,692 people, or 1 in 8,306. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 32 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Hesse, where 12 percent live. Beside Germany Holzapfel occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Austria, where 8 percent live.

Holzapfel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Holzapfel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Holzapfel last name rose 1,488 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Holzapfel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Holzapfel surname are 10.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Holzapfel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 12.99% more than the national average, earning R 268,500 per year; in United States they earn 12.56% more than the national average, earning $48,568 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.26% less than the national average, earning $49,057 CAD per year.

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