Hobben Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Scotland

Hobben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hobben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Hobben (39) may also be a first name.

Hobben Last Name Facts

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

Hobben occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hobben? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Hobben occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Hobben live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles. Hobben is also the 1,637,361st most common given name worldwide It is held by 39 people.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 13,417,576. In Germany Hobben is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 38 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Hobben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hobben has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houbben92133/
Obben916/
Habben831,819/
Hebben831,221/
Hubben83264/
Hobbin83130/
Hübben83108/
Jobben8342/
Gobben8311/
Obbeng8310/
Howben831/
Obbenk830/
Hobbing7735/
Khovben778/
Jahbben771/
Joubben771/
Chabben771/
Hubbend770/
Ebben732,255/
Ubben732,222/
Obbin73359/
Abben73225/
Obuen7330/
Obbnq731/
Khoubbin711/
Habbenth710/
Gobbin67574/
Jabben67420/
Obbina67276/
Habbin6782/
Jobbin6769/
Eubben6735/
Obbing6731/
Ebbenn6727/
Abbeng6720/
Jubben6714/
Hebbin675/
Gabben673/
Obueng672/
Hawben672/
Gubben672/
Abbend671/
Obweng671/
Gobbyn671/
Choubouen671/
Abbeen671/
Hubbin670/

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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
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  • 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 Hobben
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