Where Does The Last Name Hosk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Hosk is most common in Sweden. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hosk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 4,908,606^th most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Hosk live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most common in Sweden, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 984,676. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Södermanland County, where 40 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 40 percent reside and Dalarna County, where 20 percent reside. Barring Sweden this last name exists 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 frequency of Hosk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hosk last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.