Hod Surname

67,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Israel

Hod Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hod Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,3011:178,34610,928
Israel9811:8,7231,358
Egypt9151:100,4768,511
Iran3071:250,10618,891
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
Malaysia1151:256,47214,435
Ukraine1141:399,32248,305
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England101:5,571,806158,774
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Maldives11:404,1727,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Hód (9) are calculated separately.

Hod (2,393) may also be a first name.

Hod Last Name Facts

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

Hod (Arabic: هوود, Bengali: হোড়, Hindi: होद, Marathi: होद) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Hód. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hod? popularity and diffusion

Hod is the 67,846th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 994,480 people. The surname Hod is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Hod are found; 63 percent are found in South Asia and 59 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Hod is also the 151,754th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 2,393 people.

This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 4,301 people, or 1 in 178,346. In India it is most prevalent in: West Bengal, where 92 percent live, Jharkhand, where 1 percent live and Bihar, where 1 percent live. Excluding India this last name occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 13 percent live and Egypt, where 12 percent live.

Hod Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hod has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hod surname grew 894 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hod Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hod last name are 32.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86.05% being registered with the party.

The amount Hod earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.47% more than the national average, earning $53,709 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.49% more than the national average, earning $69,303 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hód899/
Hood86109,809/
Khod863,040/
Houd862,912/
Chod861,319/
Hodd86624/
Hodz86568/
Hoed86408/
Hoid86320/
Hoyd86159/
Hodt86113/
Hodø8629/
Hohd8610/
Hods864/
Huod863/
Hodh863/
Hosd863/
Hgod862/
Hodp861/
Ho801,909,912/
Od803,422/
Hoedt751,430/
Choud751,291/
Hodds75586/
Hoods75224/
Houdt75119/
Ehoud7594/
Hoddø7594/
Chhod7570/
Khoid7522/
Choid7520/
Khoud7519/
Hoddd7518/
Chodh7515/
Choed7512/
Hoodt7511/
Hoodh757/
Hoidz757/
Khodh757/
Houdh756/
Hoydt755/
Hodte753/
Hoidt752/
Chodd752/
Chood752/
Chods752/
Hoyds752/
Chohd752/
Khood752/
Khotd751/
Khoyd751/
Choyd751/
Hotds751/
Houds751/
Hodgy751/
Hoh'd751/
Hootd751/
Hoodp751/
Khodd751/
Hoshd751/
Hhohd751/
Hodts751/
Chodt750/
Huodt750/
Houdz750/
Hou674,316,647/
Cho672,119,473/
Huo671,090,410/
Hoa67155,230/
Kho67121,119/
God6762,363/
Hoy6732,219/
Hoo6720,370/
Hoi6717,798/
Hot6716,449/
Had6710,713/
Hoh678,748/
Hop677,749/
Hud675,457/
Oud675,223/
Hos674,782/
Hoz671,858/
Ahd671,604/
Odd671,579/
Jod671,047/
Hoß671,013/
Odh67752/
Oed67301/
Ood67295/
Hoj67168/
Hodová67139/
Uhd67108/
Hodova6787/
Ohd6780/
Uod6778/
Hoť6738/
Odt6733/
Ods6731/
Ojd6724/
Hoš6719/
Choudh6715/
Oid6715/
Hjo6713/
Oyd6712/
Osd6712/
Hoč677/
Odp676/
Odz676/
Otd675/
Hoï674/
Hho674/
Chhoud674/
Chouhd672/
Choodh671/
Chhood671/
Ehhoud671/
Hoć671/
Houshd671/
O'Hood671/

Hod Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hod in the Bengali language
হোড়hora95.24
হোডhoda4.76
Hod in the Hindi language
होदhoda61.54
होडhoda38.46
Hod in the Marathi language
होदhoda50
होडhoda50
Hod in the Arabic language
هوودhwwd-
هودhwd-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hod
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