Hosben Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Hosben Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Hoşben (17) are calculated separately.
Hosben (11) may also be a first name.
Hosben Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hosben Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hosben is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as: Hoşben. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hosben? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Hosben is predominantly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Hosben live; 75 percent live in Oceania Islands and 75 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Hosben is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.
Hosben is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 100 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside.
Hosben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hosben has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Hosben
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