Hoevels Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hoevels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoevels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
France41:16,605,680368,153
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Hoevels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hoevels occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Hoevels.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoevels? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,007,164th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Hoevels live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Hoevels is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 1,183,904. In Germany Hoevels is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 90 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent are found and Berlin, where 1 percent are found. Other than Germany Hoevels exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 9 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Hoevels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hoevels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hoevels last name fell 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hovels9231/
Heuvels86284/
Hovells86107/
Hovelsø861/
Howeels861/
Hoovels861/
Evels8390/
Houvells801/
Hooveles800/
Hövels77314/
Howels77115/
Eveles774/
Huvels771/
Havels771/
Evells770/
Howells7124,796/
Haveles7184/
Oebeles7136/
Havells7126/
Oveless712/
Howeles712/
Ovelles711/
Howeuls711/
Howelss711/
Avels6723/
Evals6718/
Owels6714/
Evils677/
Howelles672/
Howellls671/
Ovols671/
Ovelz671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hoevels
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