Hosfall Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Hosfall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hosfall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Hosfall Last Name Facts

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

Hosfall occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hosfall? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Hosfall live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Hosfall is most numerous in: Rivers, where 93 percent are found and Niger, where 3 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Hosfall exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Hosfall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hosfall has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hosfall last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoesfall930/
Hossfall930/
Hosfal923/
Osfall920/
Chosfal8616/
Husfall862/
Hasfall860/
Hofal833/
Ofall831/
Chosfail8062/
Khoshfal801/
Hassfall801/
Hasfal7774/
Asfall7737/
Osfald7718/
Jofall7710/
Josfal779/
Oxfall775/
Hofahl773/
Usfall773/
O'Fall771/
Chofal771/
Houfal771/
Hofale771/
Osfahl770/
Hopfal770/
Ofal7340/
Hoffalt7153/
Assfall7117/
Ashfall7112/
Choufal712/
Chofale712/
Hutsfal711/
Khofale711/
Ofaille711/
Hadfall711/
Choffal711/
Ossfalt710/
Hoffald710/
Ausfall710/
Usfal67222/
Hafal67214/
Asfal67114/
Ofalt6745/
Ofale6741/
Gofal6715/
Offal678/
Oufal672/
Afall671/
Oofal671/
Hosfeild671/

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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 Hosfall
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