# Hoque (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hoque/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Bengali.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Bengali |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,147 |
| US rank (2010) | 22,436 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 269,177 people |
| Change since 2000 | +31% (876 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali হক (hok). This surname is mostly found in Bangladesh.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hoque in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 5.3% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 87% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hoque in Bangladesh.

## People named Hoque

- Fargana Hoque, Bangladeshi female cricketer

## Similar surnames

Hogue, Hoke, Houk, Haque, House, Hoge, Hose, Hayes, Hicks, Hess, Haas, Hays.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.