Hoken Surname
Approximately 354 people bear this surname
Hoken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 301 | 1:424,732 | 13,305 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
The alternate forms: Höken (5) & Hökén (9) are calculated separately.
Hoken (326) may also be a first name.
Hoken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hoken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hoken (Marathi: होक) occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Höken or Hökén. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hoken? popularity and diffusion
Hoken is the 794,916th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 20,586,288 people. The last name Hoken is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Hoken live; 85 percent live in East Asia and 85 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Hoken is also the 485,722nd most frequent given name on earth It is held by 326 people.
The surname Hoken is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 424,732. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Kagawa Prefecture, where 36 percent are found, Niigata Prefecture, where 20 percent are found and Ishikawa Prefecture, where 17 percent are found. Barring Japan Hoken occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.
Hoken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hoken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hoken last name declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hoken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hoken in the Marathi language | ||
| होक | hoka | - |
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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
- 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 Hoken
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