Hovanec Surname

219,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Hovanec Surname User-submission:

Originally the surname was Chovanec. The first c was lost due to a typing error in the authorities.

Chovanec (Czech, Slovak) means 'about ward' (not in the jail).

Hovanec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3391:270,69425,405
Slovakia4331:12,3241,609
Czechia381:279,82836,495
Serbia171:420,29118,230
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England61:9,286,343223,652
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Hovanec Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originally the surname was Chovanec. The first c was lost due to a typing error in the authorities.

Chovanec (Czech, Slovak) means 'about ward' (not in the jail).

- marvie

(Czech, Slovak) The Hovanec surname means 'about ward' (not in the jail).

- marvie

Hovanec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hovanec occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovanec? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 219,249th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,905,437 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Hovanec reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,339 people, or 1 in 270,694. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 10 percent live, California, where 6 percent live and Illinois, where 4 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 23 percent live and Czechia, where 2 percent live.

Hovanec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hovanec surname are 16.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hovanec earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.4% more than the national average, earning $47,637 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.11% less than the national average, earning $48,139 CAD per year.

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