Hoeksta Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hoeksta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoeksta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Hoeksta Last Name Facts

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

Hoeksta has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hoeksta.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoeksta? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Hoeksta is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Hoeksta reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Hoeksta is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,221,794. In The Netherlands Hoeksta is most frequent in: Friesland, where 25 percent reside, Gelderland, where 25 percent reside and South Holland, where 25 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent reside and Switzerland, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoekstta931/
Hoksta921/
Eksta8327/
Heckstay801/
Hoekster800/
Hockstea800/
Hogsta7714/
Hoegstead753/
Ejkszta7131/
Eksztaj7111/
Eikszta7111/
Eikstad718/
Hakshta715/
Heiskstadt710/
Hucksta710/
Heuckstadt710/
Eikstadt6751/
Uksta6747/
Hoegsted6737/
Haukstad674/
Ogsta673/
Ocsta672/
Aksta671/
Eksto671/
Hochstay671/
Hougstad671/
Hoogstay670/
Eickstad670/

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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 Hoeksta
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