Hosung Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Hosung Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Hosung (273) may also be a first name.
Hosung Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hosung Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hosung (Marathi: होशांग) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hosung? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Hosung reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 537,992nd most prevalent given name in the world, held by 273 people.
This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 47 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 41 percent reside and Hesse, where 6 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Hosung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hosung has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hosung Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hosung in the Marathi language | ||
| होशांग | hosanga | 50 |
| होशंग | hosanga | 50 |
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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 Hosung
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