Hospel Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hospel Surname User-submission:

There is a small village in the south of the Netherlands (in Limburg) that is called Ospel. When the French implemented a family-name system during their occupation of the Netherlands, people were forced to register a last name. The officer in charge of writing down the last name Ospel mistakenly added a silent h in front of the name, Hospel.

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Hospel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
England61:9,286,343223,652
France21:33,211,361423,184
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Hošpel (38) are calculated separately.

Hospel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

There is a small village in the south of the Netherlands (in Limburg) that is called Ospel. When the French implemented a family-name system during their occupation of the Netherlands, people were forced to register a last name. The officer in charge of writing down the last name Ospel mistakenly added a silent h in front of the name, Hospel.

- roel.hospel

Hospel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hospel has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may appear in the variant forms: Hošpel. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hospel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,746,159th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The last name Hospel occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Hospel are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 422,179. In The Netherlands Hospel is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 98 percent reside and South Holland, where 3 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Belgium, where 20 percent reside.

Hospel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hospel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hospel last name expanded 433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hospel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hospel are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Hospel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.77% more than the national average, earning $46,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hošpel9438/
Chospel9295/
Hospelt9241/
Ospel9162/
Hopel9140/
Chhospel862/
Gospel831,910/
Haspel831,863/
Hespel831,440/
Hoppel831,207/
Ospelt83686/
Chopel83414/
Hopfel8317/
Hopeel832/
Hoopel831/
Hopell831/
Hopesl831/
Ospeld831/
Hopelt830/
Opel804,773/
Hopl8025/
Haspell77135/
Hopfeld77106/
Hespeel7799/
Hespell7751/
Haspiel7735/
Hoppell7729/
Haspeel7724/
Gospell7711/
Chhopel777/
Choppel775/
Hoopell774/
Heshpel773/
Jospell772/
Goospel772/
Chopeel771/
Hoxpell771/
Gospeel771/
Chaspel771/
Hoopeel771/
Oszpelt771/
Chopelt771/
Chopiel771/
Choipel771/
Choupel771/
Chopell770/
Huspelt770/
Hoppiel770/
Hoppelt770/
Hopfell770/
Oppel734,385/
Espel731,036/
Opelt731,003/
Aspel73415/
Hapel73414/
Haspl73294/
Opell73189/
Gopel73148/
Opiel7381/
Hoppl7361/
Hopfl7350/
Opfel7324/
Chopl738/
Jopel735/
Opeld733/
Uspel731/
Hopil731/
Opael731/
Oupel731/
Gospl731/
Hotpl731/
Ahpel730/
Houpl730/
Hooppell7151/
D'Hespel7122/
Hopfeldt7113/
Chhuspel719/
Choiphel716/
Choppell711/
Chaspell711/
Gosspell711/
Hasspiel711/
Josspell711/
Hoppfeld710/
Hoppeldt710/
Happel677,623/
Chapel676,293/
Oppelt673,938/
Heupel672,984/
Espiel671,698/
Aspell67996/
Opl67417/
Espeel67295/
Goppel67243/
Haspil67214/
Hapelt6795/
Oppeel6793/
Gaspel6779/
Aspeel6756/
Opfell6753/
Espell6748/
D'Hespeel6727/
Asspel6724/
Chopil6722/
Oppell6716/
Goupel6710/
Oppeld679/
Haupel679/
Jaspel674/
Choupl673/
Haspelová673/
O'Pell673/
Hapell672/
Joipel672/
Oupell671/
Chuspl671/
Khoppl671/
Oppiel670/
Oppelh670/
Opfeld670/
Opfelt670/

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