Hoe Surname
Approximately 10,299 people bear this surname
Hoe Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the ho,' probably a form of Hoo, which see.
Hoe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 4,953 | 1:5,955 | 779 |
| Singapore | 946 | 1:5,822 | 376 |
| United States | 880 | 1:411,885 | 35,834 |
| England | 675 | 1:82,545 | 9,109 |
| Brunei | 424 | 1:988 | 201 |
| Denmark | 398 | 1:14,183 | 1,391 |
| Indonesia | 369 | 1:358,399 | 30,926 |
| Australia | 209 | 1:129,166 | 14,085 |
| Hong Kong | 155 | 1:47,326 | 847 |
| Cambodia | 142 | 1:109,064 | 2,463 |
| Thailand | 139 | 1:508,190 | 88,691 |
| Brazil | 136 | 1:1,574,076 | 52,203 |
| Qatar | 125 | 1:18,864 | 2,013 |
| United Arab Emirates | 113 | 1:81,082 | 7,365 |
| Canada | 82 | 1:449,336 | 38,948 |
| India | 77 | 1:9,961,888 | 192,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 57 | 1:143,048 | 19,694 |
| New Zealand | 50 | 1:90,566 | 12,574 |
| Solomon Islands | 49 | 1:11,837 | 2,134 |
| China | 39 | 1:35,059,527 | 1,855 |
| Myanmar | 36 | 1:1,442,722 | 585 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| Philippines | 30 | 1:3,374,607 | 147,509 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Vietnam | 16 | 1:5,790,378 | 2,464 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| South Korea | 10 | 1:5,124,026 | 903 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Lesotho | 5 | 1:406,512 | 17,363 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 410 | 1:59,452 | 6,973 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 219 | 1:229,309 | 19,344 |
The alternate forms: Hoé (55), Höe (3) & Hoè (1) are calculated separately.
Hoe (8,021) may also be a first name.
Hoe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the ho,' probably a form of Hoo, which see.
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the hoo,' said to mean a 'spit of land'; compare the Hundred of Hoo, between the Thames and Medway. Possibly in some cases a form of the local How, which see.
John del Hoo, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Margaret del Hoo, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
Hugh de la Ho, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Reginald de la Ho, Wiltshire, ibid.
Matilda de la Ho, Bedfordshire, ibid.
Lettice Atte-Hooe, Norfolk, 9 Edward II: History of Norfolk.
John de Hoo, temp. Henry III: ibid.
John Atte-hoe, vicar of Erlham, Norfolk, 1447: ibid.
John Atte-hoo, vicar of Brisley, Norfolk, 1453: ibid.
Walter de Hoo, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1776. Married — John Hoe and Jane Chamberlain: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) Dweller at a Bluff or Hill [Old English hó] William de Ho.—Cal. Ing. P.M., A.D. 1246.
Anglo-Saxon hou, a hill-as the Hoe at Plymouth.
(Welsh.) A state of rest, a stay; ease, quiet. Hoh., Saxon, the heel. Local, Haut, French, high, the top, summit, noisy, proud, haughty.
Hoe: (Anglo-Saxon hoh), high ground: Langenhoe, Wyvenhoe, the Hoe, Plymouth. But it is difficult to say whether haugr, a cairn, may not have originated some of the heughs and hoes; sometimes changed to “enough,” as Goodenough is Goodenheugh.
Hoe Demographics
Average Hoe Salary in
United States
$48,178 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Hoe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hoe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hoe is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Hoé, Höe or Hoè. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hoe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 49,898th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 707,597 people. Hoe occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Hoe live; 68 percent live in Southeast Asia and 56 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 70,967th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 8,021 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 4,953 people, or 1 in 5,955. In Malaysia Hoe is most frequent in: Selangor, where 27 percent live, Johor, where 17 percent live and Penang, where 14 percent live. Not including Malaysia it exists in 59 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Hoe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hoe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hoe last name increased 402 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hoe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Hoe last name is principally Methodist (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Hoe surname are 3.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.91% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hoe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.68% less than the national average, earning 281,433 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.65% more than the national average, earning $48,178 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.27% more than the national average, earning $67,702 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoé | 89 | 55 | / |
| Höe | 89 | 3 | / |
| Hoè | 89 | 1 | / |
| Choe | 86 | 4,012,121 | / |
| Hoey | 86 | 14,410 | / |
| Hoes | 86 | 2,955 | / |
| Hoer | 86 | 2,126 | / |
| Hoet | 86 | 1,918 | / |
| Khoe | 86 | 1,472 | / |
| Hohe | 86 | 955 | / |
| Hooe | 86 | 470 | / |
| Hoed | 86 | 408 | / |
| Hoeh | 86 | 381 | / |
| Hoez | 86 | 251 | / |
| Hoep | 86 | 222 | / |
| Hoea | 86 | 154 | / |
| Hoee | 86 | 122 | / |
| Hoeß | 86 | 80 | / |
| Hoej | 86 | 17 | / |
| Oe | 80 | 35,644 | / |
| Choez | 75 | 14,231 | / |
| Choet | 75 | 1,827 | / |
| Choey | 75 | 1,802 | / |
| Hoedt | 75 | 1,430 | / |
| Hoerr | 75 | 1,116 | / |
| Hooey | 75 | 979 | / |
| D'Hoe | 75 | 574 | / |
| Hojge | 75 | 558 | / |
| Khoey | 75 | 542 | / |
| Hoher | 75 | 397 | / |
| Khooe | 75 | 287 | / |
| Hoess | 75 | 286 | / |
| Hoets | 75 | 245 | / |
| Hoepp | 75 | 239 | / |
| Choer | 75 | 195 | / |
| Hoepf | 75 | 195 | / |
| Hooie | 75 | 176 | / |
| Hoech | 75 | 161 | / |
| Hoeij | 75 | 160 | / |
| Hoest | 75 | 156 | / |
| Hoehr | 75 | 154 | / |
| Chooe | 75 | 53 | / |
| Khoee | 75 | 51 | / |
| Hoetz | 75 | 46 | / |
| Hooee | 75 | 43 | / |
| Hoett | 75 | 42 | / |
| Choes | 75 | 38 | / |
| Hoohe | 75 | 32 | / |
| Hoehe | 75 | 29 | / |
| Chohe | 75 | 22 | / |
| Hohep | 75 | 19 | / |
| Houhe | 75 | 16 | / |
| Choed | 75 | 12 | / |
| Hoiye | 75 | 11 | / |
| Choea | 75 | 9 | / |
| Hojje | 75 | 8 | / |
| Chuoe | 75 | 8 | / |
| Choee | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ahoey | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hoeds | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hoesh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hohet | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hooes | 75 | 3 | / |
| Khoea | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hohge | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hoerh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hoehs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hoeht | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hohed | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hoeys | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hooer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoeph | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoesp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hohie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hooeh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoesz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoeyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hohey | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hoehy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Huoes | 75 | 0 | / |
| Choep | 75 | 0 | / |
| Huoer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hou | 67 | 4,316,647 | / |
| Hoo | 67 | 20,370 | / |
| Hae | 67 | 4,425 | / |
| Goe | 67 | 3,377 | / |
| Oey | 67 | 2,916 | / |
| Ahe | 67 | 2,708 | / |
| Heu | 67 | 2,196 | / |
| Ohe | 67 | 1,215 | / |
| Oes | 67 | 432 | / |
| Oed | 67 | 301 | / |
| Oer | 67 | 216 | / |
| Hoedts | 67 | 186 | / |
| Oeh | 67 | 167 | / |
| Oez | 67 | 154 | / |
| Chohei | 67 | 131 | / |
| Hoijer | 67 | 116 | / |
| Oet | 67 | 87 | / |
| D'Hoey | 67 | 82 | / |
| Eoe | 67 | 81 | / |
| Hoecht | 67 | 77 | / |
| Oeß | 67 | 70 | / |
| Oea | 67 | 41 | / |
| Öhe | 67 | 32 | / |
| Chooey | 67 | 25 | / |
| Oee | 67 | 23 | / |
| Khojie | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ahooie | 67 | 19 | / |
| O'E | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hoiyet | 67 | 17 | / |
| Choije | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ooe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hoheit | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chhoey | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uoe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khoeij | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oej | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khooei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huohei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chhoet | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahooee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oep | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khuohe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choohe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huohes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoesht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoiyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houhie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houÿez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoyiez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoiyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Hoey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hooiee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hojiey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoahie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huo'er | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khooea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoehhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoeije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hohhie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hoohey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hooher | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hohher | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Hoe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis