Hovells Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Hovells Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hovells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:647,88437,755
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Hovells Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hovells is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Hovells.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovells? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,775,494th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. Hovells occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hovells live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 647,884. In England it is primarily found in: Cambridgeshire, where 24 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 16 percent are found and Hampshire, where 13 percent are found. Beside England this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 18 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 1 percent are found.

Hovells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hovells has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Hovells surname grew 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houvells931/
Hovels9231/
Howells8624,796/
Jovells86131/
Hoevels8687/
Havells8626/
Ovelles861/
Hovelsø861/
Hoovels861/
Howelles802/
Howellls801/
Hooveles800/
Hövels77314/
Howels77115/
Owells7711/
Havels771/
Jovels771/
Evells770/
Ovalles7121,524/
Heuvels71284/
Haveles7184/
Hawells7128/
Howellx717/
Howalls714/
Chavels714/
O'Wells713/
Ovilles712/
Howeles712/
Oveless712/
Avelles711/
Gavells711/
Howeels711/
Howeuls711/
Howelss711/
Hoviles710/
Chaveles67105/
Evels6790/
Avels6723/
Javelles6716/
Owels6714/
Gavelles6711/
O'Valles671/
Ovallles671/
Ovailles671/
Howalles671/
Ovols671/
Ovelz671/

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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 Hovells
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