Hoeseb Surname
Approximately 899 people bear this surname
Hoeseb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 893 | 1:2,698 | 438 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
The alternate forms: Hoëseb (1) are calculated separately.
Hoeseb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hoeseb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hoeseb occurs in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Hoëseb. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hoeseb? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hoeseb is the 393,206th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 8,106,280 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hoeseb reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Namibia, where it is borne by 893 people, or 1 in 2,698. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Kunene Region, where 68 percent are found, Otjozondjupa Region, where 15 percent are found and Erongo Region, where 10 percent are found. Beside Namibia Hoeseb occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoëseb | 94 | 1 | / |
| Khoeseb | 92 | 194 | / |
| Howeseb | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hoseb | 91 | 5 | / |
| Heseb | 91 | 2 | / |
| Hosheb | 83 | 1,558 | / |
| Hoseab | 83 | 9 | / |
| Haeseb | 83 | 3 | / |
| Hesseb | 83 | 2 | / |
| Houseb | 83 | 2 | / |
| Heiseb | 83 | 1 | / |
| Heseeb | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eseb | 80 | 6 | / |
| Oseb | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hosseib | 77 | 154 | / |
| Khaeseb | 77 | 2 | / |
| Housseb | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haseb | 73 | 1,819 | / |
| Eiseb | 73 | 800 | / |
| Ouseb | 73 | 316 | / |
| Hesab | 73 | 87 | / |
| Oesep | 73 | 50 | / |
| Hosab | 73 | 40 | / |
| Hosep | 73 | 18 | / |
| Huseb | 73 | 12 | / |
| Yeseb | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hesep | 73 | 3 | / |
| Osebh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Euseb | 73 | 3 | / |
| Osieb | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hezeb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hesib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Esieb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hesyb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osseb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haseeb | 67 | 26,304 | / |
| Hasseb | 67 | 2,109 | / |
| Husebø | 67 | 832 | / |
| Gaeseb | 67 | 420 | / |
| Hasieb | 67 | 285 | / |
| Hasheb | 67 | 113 | / |
| Hazeeb | 67 | 108 | / |
| Eiaseb | 67 | 104 | / |
| Hauseb | 67 | 48 | / |
| Hossab | 67 | 25 | / |
| Hessab | 67 | 21 | / |
| Asheeb | 67 | 19 | / |
| Essieb | 67 | 15 | / |
| Heshab | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yeseab | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hoseph | 67 | 8 | / |
| Housep | 67 | 6 | / |
| Huiseb | 67 | 5 | / |
| Huseeb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Heesab | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haseab | 67 | 4 | / |
| Housev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Husseb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hosaib | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoshab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Husheb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heshib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haseib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hossep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Azheeb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isheeb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ousseb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haiseb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oesoep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hessib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Essehb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hasceb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ousieb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heysev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eshoeb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goesev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haaseb | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Hoeseb
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