Hoseki Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Hoseki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Hoseki (7) may also be a first name.
Hoseki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hoseki Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hoseki is most common in Japan. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Hoseki click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hoseki? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Hoseki are found; 67 percent are found in East Asia and 67 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Hoseki is also the 4,548,448th most common first name globally. It is borne by 7 people.
Hoseki is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 63,922,146. In Japan Hoseki is primarily found in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 50 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Hoseki
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