Holm (surname)
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Holm is a surname which originated in Scandinavia and Britain. Holm is derived from the Old Norse word holmr meaning a small island.[citation needed] Also Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish
As of 2014, 24.7% of all known bearers of the surname Holm were residents of the United States (frequency 1:19,643), 21.0% of Denmark (1:360), 19.7% of Sweden (1:671), 10.0% of Norway (1:691), 6.5% of Germany (1:16,505), 4.0% of Finland (1:1,837), 3.8% of Ghana (1:9,477), 2.4% of Canada (1:20,196), 1.3% of Australia (1:24,284) and 1.2% of South Africa (1:58,477).[1]
In Denmark, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:360) in the following regions:
- 1. Capital Region of Denmark (1:321)
- 2. Region of Southern Denmark (1:333)
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:671) in the following counties:
- 1. Örebro County (1:443)
- 2. Gävleborg County (1:445)
- 3. Västmanland County (1:496)
- 4. Kalmar County (1:515)
- 5. Dalarna County (1:559)
- 6. Jönköping County (1:606)
- 7. Östergötland County (1:613)
- 8. Uppsala County (1:618)
- 9. Södermanland County (1:649)
In Norway, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:691) in the following regions:
- 1. Trøndelag (1:559)
- 2. Eastern Norway (1:559)
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,837) in the following regions:[1]
- 1. Ostrobothnia (1:263)
- 2. Central Ostrobothnia (1:836)
- 3. Åland (1:950)
- 4. Central Finland (1:1,125)
- 5. Uusimaa (1:1,444)
- 6. Southwest Finland (1:1,649)
