Hoshi Surname
Approximately 84,168 people bear this surname
Hoshi Surname User-submission:
In Japanese, Hoshi means "star".
Hoshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 78,804 | 1:1,622 | 299 |
| Iraq | 3,977 | 1:8,806 | 715 |
| United States | 268 | 1:1,352,459 | 94,008 |
| Pakistan | 244 | 1:732,147 | 10,809 |
| Brazil | 230 | 1:930,758 | 33,259 |
| Thailand | 131 | 1:539,224 | 92,925 |
| Albania | 51 | 1:57,138 | 7,121 |
| India | 50 | 1:15,341,308 | 250,737 |
| Russia | 45 | 1:3,202,735 | 169,516 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| Israel | 37 | 1:231,287 | 21,601 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Lebanon | 15 | 1:375,806 | 11,209 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Peru | 14 | 1:2,270,294 | 26,427 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Palestine | 11 | 1:413,532 | 12,017 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Kosovo | 10 | 1:186,187 | 7,122 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Hoshi (2,274) may also be a first name.
Hoshi Surname Meaning
Hoshi Demographics
Hoshi Political Affiliation
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Hoshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hoshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hoshi (Hindi: होशी, Marathi: होशी) is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hoshi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,720th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 86,583 people. Hoshi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Hoshi reside; 94 percent reside in East Asia and 94 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 156,446th most common given name on earth. It is borne by 2,274 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 78,804 people, or 1 in 1,622. In Japan Hoshi is mostly concentrated in: Fukushima Prefecture, where 23 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent live and Miyagi Prefecture, where 13 percent live. Barring Japan Hoshi occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Hoshi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Hoshi surname is primarily Sunni (92%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Hoshi surname are 11.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.44% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hoshi earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 20.18% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,296 per year; in United States they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $45,175 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.54% more than the national average, earning $62,373 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hoshi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hoshi in the Marathi language | ||
| होशी | hosi | 73.17 |
| होिश | hoisa | 21.95 |
| जोशी | josi | 3.25 |
| होमी | homi | 1.63 |
| Hoshi in the Hindi language | ||
| होशी | hosi | 58.33 |
| होशि | hosi | 29.17 |
| होशियार | hosiyara | 12.5 |
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