How common is the surname Hoque?

1,147 people in the United States had the surname Hoque in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,177 Americans. It ranked 22,436th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hoque?

Fargana Hoque, Bangladeshi female cricketer.

Where is the surname Hoque most common?

Wikidata records people named Hoque in Bangladesh.

Is the surname Hoque getting more or less common?

More common. 876 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,147 in 2010, up 31%.

The surname Hoque

A Bengali surname, carried by 1,147 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hoque is more common than 86.2% of them.

Origin

Bengali origin

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

One of 21 Bengali surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,147 people named Hoque in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 269,177 Americans. That is up 31% since 2000, when the Census counted 876.

#22,436

rank among US surnames

1,147

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+30.9%

change since 2000 (was #26,239)

Who is named Hoque

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

87% of people named Hoque identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.2% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Hoques

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fargana Hoque
Bangladeshi female cricketer, born 1993

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hoque

Hoque has the Soundex code H200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H200.

Other Bengali surnames

All 21 Bengali surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hoque come from?: Borrowed from Bengali হক (hok). This surname is mostly found in Bangladesh.
How common is the surname Hoque?: 1,147 people in the United States had the surname Hoque in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,177 Americans. It ranked 22,436th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hoque?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Hoque identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hoque?: Fargana Hoque, Bangladeshi female cricketer.
Where is the surname Hoque most common?: Wikidata records people named Hoque in Bangladesh.
Is the surname Hoque getting more or less common?: More common. 876 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,147 in 2010, up 31%.