Hös Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Hös Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hös Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary331:297,46322,531
Austria141:608,24554,975

The alternate forms: Hoš (19) are calculated separately.

Hös Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hös is found most in Hungary. It can also appear as: Hoš. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hös? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,843,861st most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hös reside; 70 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 70 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname Hös is most prevalent in Hungary, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 297,463. In Hungary it is most prevalent in: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 27 percent are found, Budapest, where 24 percent are found and Bács-Kiskun County, where 21 percent are found. Other than Hungary Hös occurs in one country. It is also found in Austria, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Höss861,193/
Höse86931/
Höst8696/
Höhs8612/
Hösz869/
Ös80447/
804/
Hoš7819/
Hösch751,475/
Höhse7536/
Öst671,487/
Höß671,356/
Öse671,188/
Höh671,043/
Häs6795/
Ösz6726/
Hösche6718/
Höj6714/
Öss6713/
Öhs676/
Höe673/
Özs671/

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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 Hös
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