Hoctor Surname

347,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Hoctor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoctor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6281:577,16447,275
Ireland2031:23,1972,280
England981:568,55234,674
Australia551:490,83137,357
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
France131:5,109,440259,941
Wales41:773,63329,106
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland991:44,7463,937
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2061:243,78020,311

Hoctor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hoctor is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoctor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 347,722nd most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 6,933,916 people. The last name Hoctor occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Hoctor reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Hoctor is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 628 people, or 1 in 577,164. In The United States Hoctor is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 14 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Washington, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States Hoctor occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 19 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Hoctor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hoctor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hoctor last name rose 305 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 205 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 490 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hoctor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hoctor are 14.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hoctor earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 61.94% more than the national average, earning R 384,840 per year and in United States they earn 24.49% more than the national average, earning $53,718 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoctoer921/
Hoector920/
Hocktor920/
Octor91181/
Hactor8314/
Joctor832/
Octoer831/
Octhorp771/
Hougtor770/
Hochtur770/
Actor73508/
Oktor7377/
Octar7326/
Octur731/
Ahchtour714/
Hacktort711/
Hactordt710/
Ahachtour67171/
Jactor6727/
Achtor6723/
Akhtor6722/
Auctor6721/
Hoktar674/
Octard672/
Hactar672/
Gactor672/
Acktor672/
Uictor671/
Octare671/
Aactor671/
Actore671/
Octurt670/
Hactur670/

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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 Hoctor
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