Hostnjak Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Hostnjak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hostnjak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia411:103,13716,264
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Hostnjak Last Name Facts

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

Hostnjak is found most frequently in Croatia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hostnjak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hostnjak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hostnjak is the 2,979,664th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Hostnjak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Hostnjak are found; 98 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Croatia, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 103,137. In Croatia Hostnjak is primarily found in: Krapina-Zagorje County, where 34 percent reside, Varaždin County, where 34 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 27 percent reside. Barring Croatia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent reside and Serbia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hustnjak8811/
Otînjac6731/
Otinjac676/
Otimjac535/
Hatemzak504/

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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 Hostnjak
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