Hoshu Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Hoshu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 26 | 1:4,917,088 | 38,984 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Hoshu (477) may also be a first name.
Hoshu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hoshu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hoshu occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hoshu.
How Common Is The Last Name Hoshu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hoshu is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Hoshu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Hoshu reside; 96 percent reside in East Asia and 96 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Hoshu is also the 389,495th most commonly used forename globally. It is borne by 477 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 4,917,088. In Japan it is primarily found in: Ōita Prefecture, where 81 percent reside, Saga Prefecture, where 15 percent reside and Nagano Prefecture, where 4 percent reside. Barring Japan this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Hoshu
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