de Novoa Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Spain

de Novoa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Novoa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: de Nóvoa (3) are calculated separately.

de Novoa Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Novoa is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: de Nóvoa. Click here for further potential spellings of de Novoa.

How Common Is The Last Name de Novoa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,152,526th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of de Novoa are found; 48 percent are found in South America and 48 percent are found in Luso-South America.

It is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 5,785,793. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Pará, where 59 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 14 percent are found and Maranhão, where 8 percent are found. Barring Brazil it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 42 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Nóvoa963/
de Nova931,842/
de Novo9344/
de Novaz8821/
de Novas887/
de Novio886/
de Noboa884/
de Noiva884/
de Novos881/
de Novai881/
de Novais827,636/
de Novach821/
de Nava80676/
da Nova80532/
di Novo80167/
de Novi8018/
di Nova808/
de Nove805/
de Noba801/
De-Nova801/
di Nuovo75143/
de Navas75122/
de Navea754/
de Noves754/
di Nuova752/
de Novis752/
de Navay751/
de Nobuo751/
de Nauva751/
da Noiva751/
da Nevoa751/
de Nobaia7118/
de Navais719/
de Nobaya715/
da Novais711/
di Novi67156/
De Nawi6785/
de Nave6764/
de Navi679/
da Novi673/
de Nobi672/
De Naba671/
da Nobo671/
De-Nava671/
Da-Nova671/

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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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  • 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 de Novoa
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