Holý Surname
Approximately 3,687 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 3,419 | 1:3,110 | 266 |
| Slovakia | 267 | 1:19,987 | 3,137 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
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.
- hadedaHolý 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy | 92 | 5,489 | / |
| Hollý | 89 | 1,201 | / |
| Hóly | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hole | 75 | 30,607 | / |
| Holi | 75 | 7,981 | / |
| Hola | 75 | 5,146 | / |
| Holá | 75 | 3,496 | / |
| Holé | 75 | 6 | / |
| Holí | 75 | 1 | / |
| Halý | 75 | 1 | / |
| Holj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Holýová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chola | 67 | 101,203 | / |
| Houle | 67 | 29,850 | / |
| Hoyle | 67 | 24,533 | / |
| Holly | 67 | 16,881 | / |
| Chole | 67 | 8,261 | / |
| Khole | 67 | 7,225 | / |
| Holle | 67 | 7,032 | / |
| Kholy | 67 | 5,076 | / |
| Holla | 67 | 4,507 | / |
| Holis | 67 | 4,494 | / |
| Hoole | 67 | 4,161 | / |
| Holid | 67 | 2,701 | / |
| Holer | 67 | 2,459 | / |
| Houli | 67 | 2,450 | / |
| Choli | 67 | 2,183 | / |
| Kholi | 67 | 1,664 | / |
| Hollá | 67 | 1,226 | / |
| Holes | 67 | 1,168 | / |
| Hoile | 67 | 913 | / |
| Holey | 67 | 913 | / |
| Holie | 67 | 694 | / |
| Holeš | 67 | 593 | / |
| Holli | 67 | 497 | / |
| Houla | 67 | 428 | / |
| Hohle | 67 | 400 | / |
| Hoyla | 67 | 392 | / |
| Holip | 67 | 373 | / |
| Hosli | 67 | 307 | / |
| Holei | 67 | 292 | / |
| Holyi | 67 | 247 | / |
| Holia | 67 | 240 | / |
| Holay | 67 | 212 | / |
| Hotle | 67 | 204 | / |
| Choly | 67 | 169 | / |
| Holje | 67 | 162 | / |
| Houly | 67 | 145 | / |
| Holiy | 67 | 134 | / |
| Holep | 67 | 126 | / |
| Hohly | 67 | 109 | / |
| Holet | 67 | 105 | / |
| Holai | 67 | 105 | / |
| Holit | 67 | 99 | / |
| Holea | 67 | 94 | / |
| Holuj | 67 | 86 | / |
| Outlý | 67 | 78 | / |
| Hosle | 67 | 72 | / |
| Holeh | 67 | 72 | / |
| Holaj | 67 | 69 | / |
| Holya | 67 | 60 | / |
| Holej | 67 | 60 | / |
| Holih | 67 | 40 | / |
| Holee | 67 | 38 | / |
| Hoila | 67 | 37 | / |
| Holoi | 67 | 24 | / |
| Jholi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Houlé | 67 | 17 | / |
| Huoli | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hoola | 67 | 14 | / |
| Holeś | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hollé | 67 | 13 | / |
| Holed | 67 | 10 | / |
| Holgi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Cholé | 67 | 8 | / |
| Holez | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hoylj | 67 | 7 | / |
| Holui | 67 | 7 | / |
| Holhe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hotli | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hooly | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hohli | 67 | 4 | / |
| Holoy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Holiz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Holíč | 67 | 3 | / |
| Holii | 67 | 3 | / |
| Holaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Holyt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoili | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hallý | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoyli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoyly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hollýová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chalý | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huole | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hojle | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Holý
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis