Hovad Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Hovad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hovad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia981:108,50517,820
Denmark101:564,47234,222
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Hovád (7) are calculated separately.

Hovad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hovad is borne by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Hovád. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,727,723rd most common surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. Hovad occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Hovad are found; 88 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Czechia, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 108,505. In Czechia Hovad is most frequent in: Hradec Králové Region, where 35 percent are found, Pardubice Region, where 27 percent are found and Liberec Region, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Czechia Hovad exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Hovad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hovad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hovad last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hovád937/
Hovaud912/
Chovad911/
Khovad911/
Hova89305/
Ovad89192/
Khovaid831/
Chova80582/
Hotva80570/
Ovaid80169/
Hovas80123/
Govad80115/
Jovad8075/
Hovea8065/
Havad8054/
Howad8054/
Khova8045/
Hovai8045/
Hovat8038/
Ovhad8024/
Ahvad8024/
Hovod8016/
Huova8011/
Hobad809/
Hevad808/
Houva806/
Hoova806/
Hovah805/
Hoľva803/
Hovay801/
Hovoa801/
Hoiva801/
Osvad801/
Ovaud800/
Hovadová7789/
Ova755,179/
Khavad733,595/
Houbad732,347/
Goivad73931/
Chovha73172/
Chavad73100/
Hoshva7397/
Chovah7392/
Chovau7365/
Chovaz7351/
Khovha7341/
Ahavad7333/
Havaid7329/
Hovath7326/
Chovas7321/
Khobad7319/
Chovga7314/
Howadt7314/
Howaid7311/
Hojvat7311/
Hoveid739/
Chobad738/
Hovach738/
Hoivea738/
Ottvad738/
Ashvad737/
Govhad737/
Chovai737/
Ovahad735/
Hovaas735/
Govadh734/
Chouva734/
Jovaid733/
Havaud733/
Hovash733/
Howatd732/
Aahvad732/
Gahvad732/
Howaad732/
Hoivat731/
Khovat731/
Jouvad731/
Hovatt731/
Howwad731/
Hoevat731/
Govaad731/
Ahvaid731/
Ahvhad731/
Houvha731/
Houwad731/
Hovate731/
Ossvad731/
Chovat731/
Chuova731/
Ochvad731/
Hoovea731/
Houvai730/
Hovapp730/
Howaud730/
Hoba677,233/
Ovat676,562/
Howa676,353/
Avad675,492/
Hava674,922/
Gova673,446/
Obad672,815/
Ovod671,818/
Jova671,581/
Hovo67990/
Ovah67917/
Ovai67767/
Ovaz67464/
Oiva67454/
Owad67310/
Háva67284/
Ovas67259/
Șova67217/
Ovaa67184/
Chovaux67166/
Ouva67124/
Choveau67116/
Jouvaud67109/
Ovadová6780/
Ovea6776/
Ahva6767/
Ovád6766/
Chovaha6763/
Ovaç6762/
Ovoa6754/
Houvast6736/
Evad6733/
Ovau6731/
Chavaud6728/
Ovağ6727/
Chhotva6720/
Khowaid6719/
Otva6719/
Chothva6717/
Chavhad6716/
Ovadova6711/
Khobadh679/
Ovay678/
Chovais677/
Osva675/
Chhavad674/
Ovga674/
Hotvath674/
Chouvha672/
Khovate672/
Ovha672/
Ohva672/
Hoevath672/
Chotvač672/
Khobaid671/
Chovath671/
Chovhah671/
Chowadh671/
Joovaid671/
Hovgood671/
Hohvach671/
Ahvahad671/
Hovaiss671/
Hjavaid671/
Jhavaid671/
Khoovai671/
Ojva671/
Chovadtová671/
Ovaj671/
Hoywadt670/

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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 Hovad
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