Holý Surname

123,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Holý Surname User-submission:

This surname is Czech. It means 'naked', or 'bare', as a tree without leaves or a bird without feathers.

Holý Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia3,4191:3,110266
Slovakia2671:19,9873,137
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Holy (5,489) & Hóly (1) are calculated separately.

Holý Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is Czech. It means 'naked', or 'bare', as a tree without leaves or a bird without feathers.

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Holý Last Name Facts

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

The surname Holý occurs more in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Holy or Hóly. For other possible spellings of Holý click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holý? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 123,758th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,976,552 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Holý live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is held by 3,419 people, or 1 in 3,110. In Czechia Holý is mostly found in: Plzeň Region, where 14 percent live, Central Bohemian Region, where 14 percent live and Prague, where 13 percent live. Aside from Czechia Holý occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 7 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holy925,489/
Hollý891,201/
Hóly831/
Hole7530,607/
Holi757,981/
Hola755,146/
Holá753,496/
Holé756/
Holí751/
Halý751/
Holj751/
Holýová731/
Chola67101,203/
Houle6729,850/
Hoyle6724,533/
Holly6716,881/
Chole678,261/
Khole677,225/
Holle677,032/
Kholy675,076/
Holla674,507/
Holis674,494/
Hoole674,161/
Holid672,701/
Holer672,459/
Houli672,450/
Choli672,183/
Kholi671,664/
Hollá671,226/
Holes671,168/
Hoile67913/
Holey67913/
Holie67694/
Holeš67593/
Holli67497/
Houla67428/
Hohle67400/
Hoyla67392/
Holip67373/
Hosli67307/
Holei67292/
Holyi67247/
Holia67240/
Holay67212/
Hotle67204/
Choly67169/
Holje67162/
Houly67145/
Holiy67134/
Holep67126/
Hohly67109/
Holet67105/
Holai67105/
Holit6799/
Holea6794/
Holuj6786/
Outlý6778/
Hosle6772/
Holeh6772/
Holaj6769/
Holya6760/
Holej6760/
Holih6740/
Holee6738/
Hoila6737/
Holoi6724/
Jholi6718/
Houlé6717/
Huoli6715/
Hoola6714/
Holeś6713/
Hollé6713/
Holed6710/
Holgi679/
Cholé678/
Holez677/
Hoylj677/
Holui677/
Holhe676/
Hotli676/
Hooly675/
Hohli674/
Holoy674/
Holiz673/
Holíč673/
Holii673/
Holaa672/
Holyt672/
Hoili672/
Hallý672/
Hoyli671/
Holoj671/
Holuy671/
Holhy671/
Hoyly671/
Hollýová671/
Chalý671/
Holoa671/
Huola671/
Holhi671/
Huole670/
Hojle670/

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