Hovas Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Hovas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hovas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hovas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hovas (Arabic: هوفاس) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,628,521st most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Hovas reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 3,207,601. In The United States it is most frequent in: Mississippi, where 46 percent reside, Texas, where 35 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States Hovas exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Bahamas, where 2 percent reside and Moldova, where 2 percent reside.

Hovas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hovas has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 11,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hovas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hovas surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Hovas earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.9% less than the national average, earning $40,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chovas9121/
Hovaas915/
Khovas913/
Hovash913/
Hova89305/
Ovas89259/
Hovasse83361/
Houvast8336/
Chovase8318/
Chovais837/
Khovash832/
Hovaiss831/
Havas802,472/
Ovais801,408/
Chova80582/
Hotva80570/
Govas80193/
Otvas80140/
Hovad80112/
Hovea8065/
Ovats8064/
Hobas8049/
Khova8045/
Hovai8045/
Jovas8040/
Hovat8038/
Hovos8022/
Ouvas8011/
Huova8011/
Ahvas809/
Ovase807/
Hevas807/
Oivas806/
Houva806/
Hoova806/
Hovah805/
Howas805/
Oveas805/
Hovac803/
Hoľva803/
Ovhas802/
Ovass802/
Oovas801/
Hovay801/
Ovash801/
Hovoa801/
Hoiva801/
Osvas801/
Oevas801/
Houtvast77137/
Hovasova771/
Ova755,179/
Khavas733,314/
Goveas731,230/
Chavas73465/
Gouvas73174/
Chovha73172/
Ovaish73114/
Hoshva7397/
Chovah7392/
Hobass7376/
Havaas7372/
Khowas7367/
Chovau7365/
Havash7362/
Khobas7358/
Chovaz7351/
Houbas7346/
Havass7344/
Achvas7342/
Khovha7341/
Jovais7338/
Hobash7333/
Havase7327/
Howash7324/
Hompas7317/
Chovga7314/
Ovaise7312/
Hojvat7311/
Hovach738/
Hoivea738/
Chovai737/
Govash735/
Chouva734/
Ahavas734/
Ouvais733/
Chowas733/
Oovais732/
Joveas732/
Hosbas732/
Ahvais732/
Chovac732/
Hovaud732/
Hobaus732/
Ahvase732/
Hoivat731/
Chovad731/
Hovatt731/
Hovous731/
Howasz731/
Uovais731/
Ovaiss731/
Houvha731/
Hevash731/
Chovat731/
Chuova731/
Hoovea731/
Havast730/
Houvai730/
Havaus730/
Hovapp730/
Houtvaust711/
Obas6710,085/
Hoba677,233/
Ovat676,562/
Howa676,353/
Hava674,922/
Gova673,446/
Khavase671,774/
Jova671,581/
Hovo67990/
Avas67934/
Evas67927/
Ovah67917/
Ovai67767/
Ovaz67464/
Oiva67454/
Háva67284/
Owas67244/
Șova67217/
Ovad67192/
Ovaa67184/
Chovaux67166/
Ouva67124/
Choveau67116/
Khobash67110/
Ovea6776/
Houbash6772/
Ahva6767/
Khowash6764/
Chovaha6763/
Ovaç6762/
Ovoa6754/
Hompasz6750/
Khobass6736/
Khavash6734/
Ovau6731/
Ovağ6727/
Khowais6722/
Chhotva6720/
Otva6719/
Chothva6717/
Chompas6717/
Chaveas6716/
Hobausz6716/
Hautvas6715/
Havhash6715/
Ovos6712/
Chouvac6712/
Gouveas6711/
Chavase679/
Chowhas678/
Ovay678/
Khavass677/
Haavaas676/
Chavash675/
Chavais675/
Osva675/
Hobaish674/
Ovga674/
Hotvath674/
Oovaish673/
Havashe672/
Chouvha672/
Ovac672/
Ovha672/
Ohva672/
Chotvač672/
Havasse672/
Khavais671/
Khobase671/
Khowase671/
Ouvaish671/
Chovath671/
Chovhah671/
Chowass671/
Chauvas671/
Chavhas671/
Hobaush671/
Hohvach671/
Gouvais671/
Govaish671/
Hovosst671/
Khoovai671/
Khouwas671/
Ovax671/
Ojva671/
Gohvajs671/
Haavash671/
Choubas671/
Chaavas671/
Khavaas671/
Khoouas671/
Khoiuas671/
Ovaj671/
Govasch671/
Howaiss671/

Hovas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hovas in the Arabic language
هوفاسhwfas-

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Footnotes

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