Hosk Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Hosk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Hosk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hosk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hosk occurs most in Sweden. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hosk.
How Common Is The Last Name Hosk? popularity and diffusion
Hosk is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Hosk reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname Hosk is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 984,676. In Sweden Hosk is primarily found in: Södermanland County, where 40 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 40 percent reside and Dalarna County, where 20 percent reside. Beside Sweden this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.
Hosk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hosk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hosk surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoske | 89 | 186 | / |
| Housk | 89 | 2 | / |
| Khosk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hotsk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hosks | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hosck | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hoesk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chosk | 89 | 0 | / |
| Osk | 86 | 69 | / |
| Khoshk | 80 | 2,841 | / |
| Houske | 80 | 117 | / |
| Choske | 80 | 65 | / |
| Hodske | 80 | 10 | / |
| Hoisek | 80 | 10 | / |
| Hoysek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoscke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Husk | 75 | 2,282 | / |
| Gosk | 75 | 2,158 | / |
| Hesk | 75 | 107 | / |
| Oske | 75 | 99 | / |
| Hask | 75 | 16 | / |
| Oshk | 75 | 11 | / |
| Ousk | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ahsk | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hosg | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oskz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hosc | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ossk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hozk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Osgk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Osks | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoxk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hosq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoschke | 73 | 284 | / |
| Hosková | 73 | 82 | / |
| Khoshkh | 73 | 69 | / |
| Hoskova | 73 | 36 | / |
| Khoshke | 73 | 32 | / |
| Hoiseck | 73 | 28 | / |
| Choushk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hosehek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hosckhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haske | 67 | 2,694 | / |
| Housková | 67 | 1,626 | / |
| Khask | 67 | 1,447 | / |
| Huske | 67 | 560 | / |
| Khusk | 67 | 69 | / |
| Oscke | 67 | 51 | / |
| Houskova | 67 | 28 | / |
| Häske | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hoshkova | 67 | 20 | / |
| Osske | 67 | 18 | / |
| Haskå | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hásek | 67 | 13 | / |
| Oshke | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chask | 67 | 10 | / |
| Goosk | 67 | 9 | / |
| Höske | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chusk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hatsk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Huisk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hashk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hushk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hesck | 67 | 3 | / |
| Haskh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haask | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hausk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Housc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khosc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huszk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Husgk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osqkc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hudsk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heusk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoshc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choschke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gousk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hasck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Husck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoesc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahshk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Housq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oesck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hasks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hessk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gossk | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Hosk
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