Hovda Surname

235,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Hovda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hovda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6891:526,06543,864
Norway6221:8,267869
Ukraine3821:119,16916,897
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Hovda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hovda is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 235,986th most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,276,729 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Hovda live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Hovda is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 689 people, or 1 in 526,065. In The United States Hovda is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 20 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and North Dakota, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 37 percent are found and Ukraine, where 22 percent are found.

Hovda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hovda has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hovda last name grew 1,602 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hovda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hovda last name are 17.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.6% registered with the political party.

The amount Hovda earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 10.59% more than the national average, earning 382,718 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.02% more than the national average, earning $46,610 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khovda912/
Hovday912/
Chovda911/
Ovda8919/
Hovdash8343/
Hovde803,160/
Govda80485/
Hovdy80303/
Havda8092/
Ovdat8017/
Howda807/
Hopda801/
Hobda801/
Chovdhay771/
Chovdapp771/
Chavda7315,678/
Chopda7310,460/
Hobday734,314/
Chowda73326/
Hovdet7356/
Hovdyi7341/
Hovdey7332/
Hovdei7317/
Houbda737/
Howday733/
Hoyvde731/
Havdha731/
Gouvda731/
Hopday731/
Hobdah731/
Havdad731/
Havdai731/
Chopdha676,734/
Chhavda671,377/
Owda67766/
Chopdat67582/
Hovdysh67127/
Avda6794/
Chavdas6735/
Chavdha6722/
Hovdosh6717/
Khovdei6714/
Obda6710/
Khovdey678/
Chowday678/
Opda677/
Chhobda675/
Chopday674/
Havdash672/
Ovdi672/
Hoffdah672/
Chowdah671/
Choupda671/
Chowdaa671/
Chowdad671/
Chowdda671/
Chopdai671/
Chavdda671/
Hobdday671/
Choopda671/
Chouwda671/

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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
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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 Hovda
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