Hovav Surname

434,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Hovav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hovav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel7261:11,7871,803
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Finland71:785,24338,644
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Hovav (300) may also be a first name.

Hovav Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hovav has its highest incidence in Israel. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovav? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 434,076th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,201,447 people. The last name Hovav occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Hovav live; 92 percent live in West Asia and 92 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Hovav is also the 508,767th most widely held forename on earth. It is borne by 300 people.

The surname Hovav is most commonly held in Israel, where it is carried by 726 people, or 1 in 11,787. In Israel Hovav is most prevalent in: Central District, where 32 percent live, Jerusalem District, where 18 percent live and Tel Aviv District, where 14 percent live. Besides Israel this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and Finland, where 1 percent live.

Hovav Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hovav last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.89% registered with the political party.

Hovav earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.43% more than the national average, earning $58,005 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chovav915/
Hovaev912/
Ovav894/
Ovaev8020/
Hovov8012/
Hovev808/
Ovhav807/
Ovaiv801/
Havav801/
Habova73141/
Hobova7334/
Khavav7317/
Chovov738/
Khovov738/
Havaev735/
Chavav735/
Ahavav732/
Havaiv731/
Khovab731/
Hovapp730/
Avav6798/
Khabova6789/
Khavova6746/
Khobova6715/
Chavova6713/
Ovov677/
Houbova677/
Chobova676/
Khovova675/
Hoybova674/
Ovev674/
Chabova673/
Ovaw672/
Evav671/
Khovaib671/
Chovova671/
Chovaib671/
Khavayv671/
Obav671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Hovav
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