Hoswe Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Hoswe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoswe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania661:802,14642,626
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Hoswe (21) may also be a first name.

Hoswe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hoswe is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoswe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,333,370th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Hoswe live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 21 people.

Hoswe is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 802,146. In Tanzania Hoswe is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 97 percent are found, Katavi Region, where 2 percent are found and Songwe Region, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khoswe911,111/
Hoiswe910/
Oswe89110/
Hosw891/
Hosue8080/
Oswee806/
Oswea802/
Oswei802/
Oswge802/
Oswue802/
Hoswa801/
Ouswe801/
Haswe801/
Oswhe801/
Ahswe801/
Oshwe801/
Osw757/
Chaswe73545/
Chuswe7367/
Hoszwa7360/
Hasweh7355/
Hoshue7345/
Gosswe7339/
Hoisve7316/
Hoshwa7312/
Hosbey739/
Khosue734/
Hashwe734/
Joswey734/
Hosver734/
Hosoue732/
Hosuer732/
Hosvet732/
Osweed731/
Khaswe731/
Haswee731/
Hotsue731/
Hosbee731/
Hoosue731/
Goswey730/
Oswa67569/
Osue67311/
Aswe67307/
Eswe67118/
Oswi6756/
Housbey6748/
Hashweh6744/
Hooshue6714/
Ozwe676/
Uswe675/
Osbe673/
Chochwe671/
Oysw671/
Osjw671/
Oxwe671/
Oszw671/
Ossw671/
Chouswa671/
Ahsw671/
Oswj671/
Ojsw671/
O'Swett671/
Hoeshue670/
Housuer670/
Hosvedt670/
Haswett670/

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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 Hoswe
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