van Holm Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Holm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Holm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1631:70,53211,263
France91:7,380,302306,885
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

van Holm Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Holm is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of van Holm.

How Common Is The Last Name van Holm? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,257,535th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. van Holm is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of van Holm live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

van Holm is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 70,532. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 90 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 7 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Belgium it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 5 percent reside and Switzerland, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Holme949/
van Olm9389/
van Halm88349/
van Helm8813/
van Halme827/
Van-Halm755/
van Alme752/
von Helm751/
van Galm751/
von Elm6745/
von Alm6718/
von Ulm671/
von Ellm632/
Von-Elm531/

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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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  • 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 van Holm
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