Hostettler Surname

84,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Hostettler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hostettler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland4,3471:1,889175
United States9281:390,58134,314
France2521:263,58240,616
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:258,85921,305

Hostettler Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hostettler is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hostettler? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 84,908th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,281,665 people. Hostettler occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Hostettler live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Hostettler is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 4,347 people, or 1 in 1,889. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Bern, where 47 percent are found, Canton of Vaud, where 9 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 8 percent are found. Not including Switzerland it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Hostettler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hostettler has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hostettler last name increased 478 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hostettler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hostettler surname are 14.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hostettler earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.06% more than the national average, earning $47,920 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.98% less than the national average, earning $46,217 CAD per year.

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Hostettler Reference & Research

Hochstetler FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Hofstetter FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Hostettler
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