Lindholm Surname

22,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Finland

Lindholm Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Linden-tree island.

Lindholm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden8,9771:1,09780
Finland6,9691:78989
United States4,7801:75,8288,683
Denmark1,4831:3,806337
Norway3351:15,3501,829
Canada2501:147,38215,086
Australia1231:219,47721,009
Estonia1151:11,4941,676
Germany941:856,44161,781
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Thailand571:1,239,269179,534
England531:1,051,28451,324
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
France51:13,284,544357,392
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Faroe Islands41:12,250984
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China31:455,773,85521,925
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2321:216,46018,492

The alternate forms: Líndholm (1) are calculated separately.

Lindholm (13) may also be a first name.

Lindholm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Linden-tree island.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lindholm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lindholm is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Líndholm. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lindholm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lindholm is the 22,969th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 308,585 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Lindholm reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Scandinavia. Lindholm is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is carried by 8,977 people, or 1 in 1,097. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 28 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent live and Skåne County, where 10 percent live. Barring Sweden Lindholm occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Lindholm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lindholm has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,060 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 442 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lindholm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lindholm surname are 6.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.61% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lindholm earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 12.1% more than the national average, earning 387,946 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.03% more than the national average, earning R 240,096 per year; in United States they earn 11.98% more than the national average, earning $48,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.75% more than the national average, earning $50,054 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Líndholm961/
Lindholme9426/
Glindholm948/
Lindkholm945/
Lindolm9323/
Lndholm934/
Lindgolm8815/
Lendholm8814/
Lyndholm883/
Lindhelm882/
Lindhalm881/
Limdholm880/
Lyndholmm821/

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