Høst Surname

492,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Høst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Høst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark4931:11,4501,090
Norway1691:30,4284,204
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Hst (218) are calculated separately.

Høst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Høst occurs in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Hst. Click here for other possible spellings of Høst.

How Common Is The Last Name Høst? popularity and diffusion

The last name Høst is the 492,243rd most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,844,562 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Høst reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is held by 493 people, or 1 in 11,450. In Denmark Høst is primarily found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 36 percent reside, Region of Southern Denmark, where 18 percent reside and Region Zealand, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Denmark this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 25 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Høst Last Name Statistics demography

Høst earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 22.95% more than the national average, earning 425,519 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hst95218/
Øst869/
Shst7537/
Hsth757/
Khst751/
Hzst751/
Hszt751/
Hstz751/
Hsdt751/
Østh751/
Hs6747,191/
St67534/
Håstø6795/
Hshth6720/
Shsth672/
Højsø672/
Shste672/
Schøt671/
Chste671/
Khste671/

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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 Høst
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