Lhoest Surname
Approximately 1,303 people bear this surname
Lhoest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 963 | 1:11,938 | 1,777 |
| France | 222 | 1:299,201 | 45,739 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Netherlands | 30 | 1:562,906 | 50,501 |
| Luxembourg | 21 | 1:27,645 | 4,917 |
| Hungary | 11 | 1:892,389 | 45,166 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
The alternate forms: Lhoëst (36) are calculated separately.
Lhoest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lhoest Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lhoest is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Lhoëst. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lhoest? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 293,188th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,592,898 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Lhoest live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Lhoest is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 963 people, or 1 in 11,938. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Walloon Region, where 85 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent live and Flemish Region, where 7 percent live. Besides Belgium it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in France, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.
Lhoest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lhoest has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lhoëst | 94 | 36 | / |
| L'Hoest | 92 | 145 | / |
| Lhoeste | 92 | 66 | / |
| Loest | 91 | 1,023 | / |
| Lhost | 91 | 514 | / |
| L'Hoeste | 86 | 7 | / |
| Lohest | 83 | 155 | / |
| Lhoost | 83 | 24 | / |
| L'Host | 83 | 24 | / |
| Loesth | 83 | 2 | / |
| Loes | 80 | 1,769 | / |
| Loet | 80 | 221 | / |
| Lest | 80 | 139 | / |
| Lost | 80 | 104 | / |
| Lhoe | 80 | 3 | / |
| L'Hoost | 77 | 91 | / |
| L'hoëst | 77 | 30 | / |
| Laheist | 77 | 25 | / |
| Leest | 73 | 865 | / |
| Loete | 73 | 475 | / |
| Lahet | 73 | 380 | / |
| Loese | 73 | 349 | / |
| Loess | 73 | 274 | / |
| Loeys | 73 | 186 | / |
| Lhoez | 73 | 182 | / |
| Lohes | 73 | 79 | / |
| Loets | 73 | 50 | / |
| Lohet | 73 | 35 | / |
| Loedt | 73 | 34 | / |
| Loost | 73 | 33 | / |
| Looes | 73 | 30 | / |
| Lesht | 73 | 22 | / |
| Lahes | 73 | 20 | / |
| Loust | 73 | 19 | / |
| Löhst | 73 | 19 | / |
| Loesh | 73 | 15 | / |
| Loeth | 73 | 14 | / |
| Loehs | 73 | 13 | / |
| Losth | 73 | 8 | / |
| Leszt | 73 | 7 | / |
| Lioes | 73 | 6 | / |
| Lehst | 73 | 5 | / |
| Losst | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lyoes | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lesth | 73 | 2 | / |
| Laest | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leust | 73 | 2 | / |
| L'Hoe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lhoer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lesst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lioet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lhust | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loett | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lhast | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loṕes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lestt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loeht | 73 | 0 | / |
| Looet | 73 | 0 | / |
| Loe | 67 | 11,155 | / |
| Loesch | 67 | 5,885 | / |
| Loheit | 67 | 162 | / |
| Louste | 67 | 120 | / |
| Geelhoedt | 67 | 99 | / |
| Lescht | 67 | 60 | / |
| Lohess | 67 | 36 | / |
| Loesse | 67 | 32 | / |
| Loedts | 67 | 24 | / |
| Loheas | 67 | 24 | / |
| Louist | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lousth | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lahoit | 67 | 11 | / |
| Loethe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Laheus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Laeste | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lhaoit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lahies | 67 | 4 | / |
| L'Hoer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lioete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loette | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lohesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lohoyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lashst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loeijs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loijet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loezte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhouis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Looeth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Loetch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Loehte | 67 | 0 | / |
| Looett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Loeshe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lahett | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lhoest
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