Hovakanyan Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Hovakanyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Hovakanyan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia321:91,5683,436
Georgia111:340,50414,961
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Hovakanyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hovakanyan (Georgian: ჰოვაკანიან) occurs more in Armenia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovakanyan? popularity and diffusion

Hovakanyan is the 2,944,094th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Hovakanyan live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 73 percent live in Armeno-West Asia.

This surname is most frequently held in Armenia, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 91,568. In Armenia it is most numerous in: Yerevan, where 81 percent are found, Kotayk Province, where 9 percent are found and Armavir Province, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Armenia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Georgia, where 25 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovakanyan95146/
Hovkhanyan901/
Avakanyan841/
Abakhanyan701/
Havukainen60876/
Hovaguinian572/
Houevognanwa5558/
Hovi-Ukkonen551/
Havukinen532/
Avakenian531/

Hovakanyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hovakanyan in the Georgian language
ჰოვაკანიანhovakanian-

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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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  • 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 Hovakanyan
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