Where Does The Last Name Hoken Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Hoken (Marathi: होक) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Höken or Hökén. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoken? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 794,916^th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,586,288 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Hoken are found; 85 percent are found in East Asia and 85 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Hoken is also the 485,722^nd most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 326 people.

This last name is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 301 people, or 1 in 424,732. In Japan it is primarily found in: Kagawa Prefecture, where 36 percent reside, Niigata Prefecture, where 20 percent reside and Ishikawa Prefecture, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Japan this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Hoken Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Hoken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hoken last name declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.