Hovek Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hovek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hovek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hovek (13) may also be a first name.

Hovek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hovek occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hovek.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Hovek occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Hovek live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 13 people.

The surname Hovek is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,461,689. In Sweden Hovek is most numerous in: Halland County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Sweden this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoveke9118/
Houvek911/
Hoveck911/
Choveke831/
Hovik80327/
Govek80200/
Oveke8044/
Havek805/
Oveek802/
Howek802/
Hovec801/
Hovex801/
Hoveg800/
Hevek800/
Chouveke7713/
Choveike771/
Hovick73347/
Hoivik7368/
Hoyvik7328/
Haveck7321/
Chovyk7319/
Hoyvík7312/
Hoevik738/
Hoviok734/
Hobeik733/
Houbek732/
Khovik732/
Ouveke732/
Chowek731/
Khovyk731/
Ovedke731/
Howeck730/
Hoveic730/
Chovekova7121/
Owek67270/
Ahoueke67102/
Övek67101/
Ovik6791/
Houbeck6749/
Chovick6727/
Avek6721/
Ovekova676/
Hotvykh674/
Hoewijk673/
Hövecke672/
Achouek672/
Ovjk671/
Ovec671/
Hohweke671/
Ovex671/
Chouwek671/
Chaveik671/
Choubek671/
Hovissk670/
Hoewick670/

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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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  • 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 Hovek
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