Where Does The Last Name Hobst Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Hobst is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Höbst. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hobst? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 3,543,123^rd most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Hobst are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Hobst is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 5,750,390. In Germany Hobst is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 79 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent live and Hamburg, where 7 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 32 percent live and Brazil, where 19 percent live.

Hobst Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Hobst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hobst last name contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.