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 more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Höken or Hökén. For other possible spellings of Hoken click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hoken? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 794,916th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 20,586,288 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Hoken reside; 85 percent reside in East Asia and 85 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 485,722nd most numerous forename on earth, borne by 326 people.
The last name Hoken is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 301 people, or 1 in 424,732. In Japan it is most frequent in: Kagawa Prefecture, where 36 percent live, Niigata Prefecture, where 20 percent live and Ishikawa Prefecture, where 17 percent live. Barring Japan this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.
Hoken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hoken has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 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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