Houlders Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Houlders Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Houlders Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:857,20145,134
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Houlders Last Name Facts

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

The last name Houlders occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Houlders? popularity and diffusion

The surname Houlders is the 2,273,756th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Houlders are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Houlders is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 857,201. In England it is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 49 percent live, Hampshire, where 14 percent live and Shropshire, where 8 percent live. Beside England it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent live and China, where 1 percent live.

Houlders Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Houlders has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Houlders last name increased 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holders9385/
Hulders9358/
Goulders880/
Chulders880/
Olders86268/
Ulders867/
Oolders80265/
Halders80121/
Ahlders8036/
Uulders8019/
Uilders8018/
Gulders8010/
Aulders802/
Golders802/
Uldeers801/
Chalders7526/
Gaulders751/
Golderss751/
Goldders751/
Alders712,918/
Goldhersz7120/
Goldhersh712/
Chailders711/
Aalders672,952/
Eilders67364/
Alderse6730/
Goldhersch6724/
Eelders6718/
Haldors6716/
Haldars677/
Eylders677/
Alderss674/
Allders671/
Galders670/
Yelders670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Houlders
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