Hólm Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Hólm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hólm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland761:5,001615
Denmark61:940,78647,603

The alternate forms: Holm (73,863) are calculated separately.

Hólm Last Name Facts

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

Hólm is carried by more people in Iceland than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Holm. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hólm? popularity and diffusion

Hólm is the 2,075,631st most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hólm are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most numerous in Iceland, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 5,001. In Iceland it is most frequent in: Capital Region, where 74 percent are found, Southern Region, where 13 percent are found and Northwestern Region, where 7 percent are found. Besides Iceland this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holm9273,863/
Halm7511,960/
Hulm751,248/
Ahlm75842/
Hülm7522/
Ohlm751/
Hulme6716,623/
Holme675,309/
Halme674,491/
Hollm67205/
Chalm67146/
Khulm6774/
Halmø6748/
Kholm6747/
Khalm6724/
Hallm6723/
Åholm6717/
Hoelm6711/
Hjalm6710/
Halhm677/
Ahalm676/
Øholm675/
Holmø675/
Hullm673/
Houlm672/
Cholm671/
Holmm671/
Halmm671/
Hoilm671/
Hoslm671/
Haslm671/
Guhlm671/
Hjulm671/
Hoolm670/
Holmd670/

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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 Hólm
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