Hons Surname

235,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Hons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6401:566,34246,539
Czechia4971:21,3953,291
Belgium1111:103,57315,679
Austria1021:83,48512,474
Germany931:865,65062,206
France491:1,355,566135,191
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
India251:30,682,615377,978
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
England61:9,286,343223,652
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

The alternate forms: Höns (38) are calculated separately.

Hons (62) may also be a first name.

Hons Last Name Facts

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

Hons (Marathi: हॉन्स, Oriya: ହଂସ) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant: Höns. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hons? popularity and diffusion

Hons is the 235,986th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,276,729 people. The surname Hons occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Hons are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,246,114th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 62 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 640 people, or 1 in 566,342. In The United States Hons is most common in: Texas, where 38 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 19 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States it exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 29 percent are found and Belgium, where 7 percent are found.

Hons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hons has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hons surname grew 780 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hons Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hons last name are 4.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hons earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.14% more than the national average, earning R 451,848 per year; in United States they earn 1.48% less than the national average, earning $42,511 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.29% more than the national average, earning $53,801 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Höns9238/
Honse891,209/
Hoens89493/
Hoins89362/
Hohns89275/
Hoyns8938/
Houns8922/
Honsh898/
Khons897/
Chons896/
Honns892/
Honss891/
Ons861,281/
Hoehns80128/
Honsch8072/
Hounse8070/
Choens8051/
Hohnse8024/
Chonse8022/
Khonse8014/
Choins8011/
Hoonss804/
Hosins803/
Khouns803/
Khonsh803/
Jhohns801/
Hounsh801/
Choons801/
Hotens801/
Hjohns800/
Khoons800/
Hans7552,676/
Homs7511,114/
Hens756,119/
Jons752,183/
Gons75527/
Honz75398/
Onsh75308/
Onse75199/
Uons75158/
Huns75137/
Oens7576/
Ahns7555/
Häns7545/
Ohns7531/
Omns7513/
Öhns7513/
Ouns7510/
Oons759/
Háns758/
Oyns757/
Oins754/
Honx752/
Osns752/
Onss751/
Hāns751/
Hūns751/
Onst751/
Otns751/
Uhns751/
Onns750/
Hoggins73870/
Honsová73743/
Hoensch73128/
Hochins7318/
Chounse7313/
Honsova7310/
Chonsch7310/
Hochens732/
Chosens732/
Hounsse732/
Hottins731/
Honsche731/
Hootins731/
Hossins731/
Hoshyns730/
Houcins730/
Hanse6732,068/
Goins6728,138/
Hansd673,441/
Houchins672,691/
Houchens672,046/
Hansh671,834/
Hanns671,492/
Haans671,282/
Hanss67871/
Chans67717/
Hensh67676/
Henss67643/
Khans67624/
Hauns67473/
Hansz67415/
Hänse67376/
Hanst67283/
Heens67279/
Osins67263/
Hunns67220/
Höhns67211/
Joins67162/
Honce67156/
Hunse67149/
Homse67100/
Honch6790/
Goyns6787/
Huins6785/
Joons6780/
Haens6773/
Choms6756/
Jonns6753/
Otnæs6749/
Hunst6744/
Huyns6738/
Khuns6736/
Henns6730/
Henæs6729/
Hahns6727/
Hansø6726/
Khonz6723/
Honçe6722/
Hühns6718/
Honze6714/
Houms6714/
Huonz6713/
Hanås6712/
Huhns6711/
Homss6711/
Ahnse6710/
Honzh6710/
Ahans679/
Hanæs679/
Otens678/
Gouns678/
Hooms678/
Gonsz678/
Chuns677/
Oehns677/
Jonås676/
Ahuns675/
Ohuns675/
Hjans675/
Chonx675/
Goons674/
Jonsh674/
Hensj674/
Jouns674/
Jonss673/
Honje673/
Hamns673/
Hoims673/
Gonss672/
Onshe672/
Hoinz672/
Heuns672/
Hunæs672/
Onstt671/
Osens671/
Hehns671/
Joyns671/
Hoychens671/
Hgans671/
Guhns671/
Hansp671/
Ahnsd671/
Chonz671/
Houssins671/
Juons671/
Ounss671/
Goëns671/
H'oggins671/
Oonse671/
Ounns671/
Oinns671/
Gonns670/
Oyhns670/
Hoenz670/
Eouns670/
Ahnns670/
Ohnns670/
Eoons670/

Hons Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hons in the Oriya language
ହଂସhansa-
Hons in the Marathi language
हॉन्सhonsa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hons
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