Hosøy Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hosøy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hosøy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway851:60,4978,623

The alternate forms: Hosy (157) are calculated separately.

Hosøy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hosøy is most common in Norway. It can also be rendered as: Hosy. For other possible spellings of Hosøy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hosøy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,034,059th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hosøy are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Hosøy is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 60,497. In Norway Hosøy is primarily concentrated in: Western Norway, where 94 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 6 percent reside.

Hosøy Last Name Statistics demography

Hosøy earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.6% less than the national average, earning 316,309 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hosy96157/
Hosey805,995/
Husøy80482/
Hosyo80291/
Hosay80157/
Hossy8073/
Chosy8044/
Hoshy8033/
Hosoy8020/
Hoosy8016/
Khosy8015/
Hotsy808/
Hosys805/
Housy803/
Hoxsy803/
Hoisy802/
Hosuy801/
Hoesy800/
Osy75270/
Choisy731,921/
Housey73700/
Hoxsey73442/
Hoshyi73352/
Hossey73208/
Hotsyi73187/
Hossay73157/
Houshy73122/
Khoosy73116/
Hoşsoy7360/
Housay7355/
Khosyi7337/
Chosay7335/
Houssy7331/
Chossy7323/
Hossoy7320/
Hoitsy7314/
Hoesay739/
Hoshiy738/
Choosy736/
Hoscoy735/
Chosyd735/
Hoisey735/
Khosiy734/
Khosay733/
Hoissy733/
Hotsey732/
Hoshay732/
Khoshy732/
Chosoy732/
Chousy732/
Khossy732/
Hoosey731/
Huosey731/
Hodsey731/
Hosiey731/
Chosey731/
Hoisay731/
Hojtsy731/
Choysy731/
Jhossy731/
Hoysay731/
Khosey731/
Housoy730/
Hoshey730/
Hoesey730/
Hodsay730/
Hose675,895/
Osoy675,688/
Josy671,171/
Hosa67945/
Hosi67835/
Houssay67739/
Houssey67450/
Ossy67355/
Osay67244/
Houssoy67239/
Oshy67220/
Osys67206/
Choussy67184/
Husy67173/
Khoushy67157/
Osyp67147/
Osey6774/
Gosy6751/
Hasy6750/
Khoshey6729/
Hozy6726/
Oxsy6720/
Osiy6710/
Oisy679/
Hesy678/
Hosé678/
Ousy675/
Hoxy675/
Otsy675/
Oszy674/
Osyt674/
Choosey674/
Hocy673/
Osyo673/
Osyi673/
Oscy673/
Khosaya672/
Osuy672/
Choisay672/
Khoissy672/
Ozsy672/
Odsy672/
Khoisay671/
Chojsey671/
Houseys671/
Huotsay671/
Hojy671/
Hosseys671/
Hosè671/
Hooshey671/
Housays671/
Houssys671/
Hüsy671/
Khoshyi671/
Osyś671/
Choissy671/
Choisys671/
Choeshy671/
Khoshay671/
Osxy671/
Osyh671/
Ohsy671/
Uosy671/
Chodsoy671/
Houysay671/
Chodsey670/

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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 Hosøy
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