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 occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Hoşben. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hosben? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Hosben is primarily 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 held forename worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 100 percent reside. Excluding 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 over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hosben last name decreased 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
- 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 Hosben
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