Höst Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Höst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 75 | 1:131,290 | 9,286 |
| Finland | 19 | 1:289,300 | 21,660 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
The alternate forms: Host (5,318), Hosť (4) & Hošt (2) are calculated separately.
Höst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Höst Come From? nationality or country of origin
Höst is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Host, Hosť or Hošt. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Höst? popularity and diffusion
The surname Höst is the 1,894,523rd most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Höst live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname Höst is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 131,290. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Skåne County, where 67 percent live, Stockholm County, where 13 percent live and Dalarna County, where 5 percent live. Aside from Sweden this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 20 percent live and Switzerland, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host | 92 | 5,318 | / |
| Höste | 89 | 1 | / |
| Öst | 86 | 1,487 | / |
| Hös | 86 | 47 | / |
| Hosť | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hošt | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hast | 75 | 2,620 | / |
| Höss | 75 | 1,193 | / |
| Höse | 75 | 931 | / |
| Ohst | 75 | 364 | / |
| Östh | 75 | 322 | / |
| Hest | 75 | 314 | / |
| Ehst | 75 | 182 | / |
| Öste | 75 | 38 | / |
| Höhs | 75 | 12 | / |
| Hösz | 75 | 9 | / |
| Öjst | 75 | 6 | / |
| Häst | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ahst | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hösch | 67 | 1,475 | / |
| Haest | 67 | 1,188 | / |
| Höcht | 67 | 532 | / |
| Haast | 67 | 452 | / |
| Ös | 67 | 447 | / |
| Chest | 67 | 345 | / |
| Hoest | 67 | 156 | / |
| Heust | 67 | 130 | / |
| Hestø | 67 | 128 | / |
| Hasht | 67 | 107 | / |
| Chast | 67 | 87 | / |
| Hasth | 67 | 48 | / |
| Höhse | 67 | 36 | / |
| Hosth | 67 | 24 | / |
| Huist | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hostt | 67 | 14 | / |
| Heest | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chost | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hesht | 67 | 7 | / |
| Östås | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hastt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hosst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hezst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehsht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hastd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hasdt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hestt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hastø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hosht | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Höst
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