Hostage Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hostage Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hostage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Hostage Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hostage occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hostage click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hostage? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hostage is the 1,817,111th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname Hostage is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Hostage are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States Hostage is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 29 percent reside, Connecticut, where 24 percent reside and New Hampshire, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 11 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Hostage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hostage has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Hostage surname decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hostage Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hostage last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.

Hostage earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.18% more than the national average, earning $57,467 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hostager9370/
Hotage92163/
Ostage921/
Gostage8685/
Hostaga8621/
Ostager8617/
Hotager864/
Khotage862/
Chotage861/
Hustage861/
Ostagee860/
Otage83178/
Hostache80284/
Chhotage801/
Hotagi77598/
Ostaga77391/
Otaget77194/
Ostace77119/
Otange77108/
Astage7762/
Estage7756/
Hatage7755/
Gotage7737/
Otager7713/
Outage772/
Ostase772/
Ostagi771/
Otaige771/
Ostege771/
Ostaze771/
Otagge771/
Otagie771/
Otayge771/
Hesthauge754/
Chastange751/
Ostawegie751/
Ashtage71256/
Ostache71237/
Khotagi71158/
Chatage7175/
Khatage7148/
Hustaga7146/
Hottagi7141/
Osthege7139/
Gottage7114/
Hoistacher7113/
Otaighe719/
Ostaggi717/
Östhage717/
Osteaga716/
Asthage715/
Hastaga715/
Chotagi714/
Astange714/
Hastace713/
Hotangi712/
Gahtage712/
Oustaze712/
Hathage711/
Hataage711/
Hataged711/
Hatager711/
Outtage711/
Ustager711/
Eustage711/
Otaiges710/
Otoge67629/
Hostachy67382/
Otaga67247/
Otase6759/
Ashtange6755/
Ostacher6747/
Otagi6745/
Atage6718/
Chatange6716/
Hothazie679/
Otaje678/
Otaze677/
Aashtage675/
Hostachi675/
Gusthage674/
Gahatage672/
Chothagi672/
Chhatage672/
Khastagi672/
Oustache672/
Chothaje671/
Aastager671/
Ashtager671/
Ashthage671/
Otagy671/
Otace671/
Hastagha671/
Ostangoy671/
Astageer671/
Chatagee671/
Chotasee671/
Hattagee671/
O'Staise670/
Hasstace670/
Austager670/

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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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  • 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 Hostage
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