Holzken Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Holzken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Holzken Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1621:104,24216,843
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Hölzken (15) are calculated separately.

Holzken Last Name Facts

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

Holzken occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as: Hölzken. For other potential spellings of Holzken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holzken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,248,410th most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. The surname Holzken is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Holzken reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 104,242. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 68 percent live, Limburg, where 20 percent live and South Holland, where 5 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hölzken9515/
Holsken8634/
Hoelsken8080/
Olcken778/
Hölsken71250/
Hulsken71138/
Holskin7119/
Holskem711/
Holschen67199/
Oleszkin6746/
Hölzchen6712/
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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 Holzken
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