Khost Surname

418,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Khost Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khost Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran6891:111,44110,631
Jordan601:147,3748,371
Afghanistan521:618,3307,160
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Congo61:831,51616,072
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Khost (49) may also be a first name.

Khost Last Name Facts

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

Khost (Arabic: خوست, Marathi: खो, Russian: Хост) is most common in Iran. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Khost? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 418,171st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,769,610 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Khost reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,430,306th most common first name worldwide, held by 49 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 689 people, or 1 in 111,441. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Kurdistan Province, where 20 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 14 percent reside and Khuzestan Province, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Iran it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 7 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 6 percent reside.

Khost Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Khost last name is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Khost last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered with the party.

Khost earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.07% more than the national average, earning $58,712 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khosht91497/
Khoste9120/
Kost8914,892/
Host895,318/
Khojset8343/
Khoshte831/
Hoste804,865/
Koste80586/
Hoost80222/
Houst80210/
Kosht80154/
Hosts8086/
Koost8083/
Khast8077/
Koszt8060/
Koest8043/
Kosth8026/
Hosth8024/
Koust8023/
Hoist8015/
Hostt8014/
Chost8010/
Hjost809/
Kozst808/
Hoyst807/
Khust805/
Koist804/
Kostć802/
Khest802/
Kostt801/
Huost801/
Hosst801/
Hosht801/
Hojst801/
Khosd801/
Kohst800/
Kuost800/
Kuhst800/
Kahst800/
Khostova7728/
Khoshtte774/
Khusht73654/
Khaste73438/
Khesht73426/
Koshte73133/
Khaust7354/
Houste7350/
Kooste7349/
Khasht7337/
Koszte7333/
Koiste7329/
Koyste7326/
Kosthe7324/
Hooste7317/
Koscht7315/
Khoshd736/
Khadst734/
Hossth733/
Hoiste732/
Chostz732/
Koshth732/
Khocht732/
Choste732/
Hoiset731/
Hosste731/
Hoyset731/
Kouste731/
Hosstt731/
Kooyst730/
Choyst730/
Hohste730/
Jost6746,909/
Kostova6722,777/
Kast679,776/
Cost673,362/
Hast672,620/
Kust671,726/
Kest67694/
Küst67267/
Hoiseth67245/
Kosť67226/
Kostová67140/
Choiset6788/
Kůst6788/
Köst6777/
Käst6752/
Hoyseth6738/
Houscht6717/
Koshthe674/
Kozt674/
Hosť674/
D'Houst674/
Khashte674/
Hosd673/
Kostowa672/
D'Hoste672/
Hozt672/
Hošt672/
Hoisett671/
Chouste671/
Khaaste671/
Hoxt671/
Hoysett670/
Hostzch670/

Khost Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khost in the Marathi language
खोkho-
Khost in the Russian language
Хостhost-
Khost in the Arabic language
خوستkhwst-

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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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  • 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 Khost
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