Hoven Surname

96,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hoven Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'field' in Dutch.

Hoven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6521:219,40621,313
Germany1,6221:49,6336,470
Netherlands8361:20,2003,184
Norway2231:23,0603,019
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Canada1261:292,42527,191
Australia541:499,92037,885
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Finland231:238,98719,121
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Wales141:221,03813,576
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
England71:7,959,723202,100
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

The alternate forms: Hovén (37) are calculated separately.

Hoven (153) may also be a first name.

Hoven Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'field' in Dutch.

- wisper217

Hoven Last Name Facts

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

Hoven has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as: Hovén. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoven? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 96,341st most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,475,809 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Hoven reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 743,570th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 153 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,652 people, or 1 in 219,406. In The United States Hoven is mostly found in: Missouri, where 14 percent live, Alabama, where 13 percent live and Minnesota, where 12 percent live. Excluding The United States Hoven occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 33 percent live and The Netherlands, where 17 percent live.

Hoven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hoven has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hoven surname expanded 1,967 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hoven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hoven last name are 17.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.3% registered with the party.

The amount Hoven earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.47% more than the national average, earning $43,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.14% less than the national average, earning $46,136 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hovén9337/
Hoeven911,439/
Hooven911,293/
Choven9169/
Hovent9140/
Hoveng9118/
Hovend9116/
Houven9113/
Khoven9110/
Hoyven916/
Hovene912/
Hjoven911/
Hotven911/
Oven891,843/
Hovesen83146/
Hoveijn8357/
Houtven8311/
Hovehne839/
Choveyn833/
Hoveten832/
Chovene832/
Housven831/
Hoveing830/
Joven8016,248/
Haven807,210/
Howen80847/
Goven80727/
Ovien80402/
Ahven80239/
Hovin80228/
Heven80111/
Osven8063/
Ovene8036/
Oveng8017/
Hovyn8017/
Hovem8016/
Ovein808/
O'Ven806/
Ovent805/
Ovhen803/
Oveun802/
Ovenn801/
Oyven801/
Ohven801/
Oiven801/
Ouven801/
Ovend801/
Ovean801/
Houtveen77225/
Chouvenc77151/
Hoisveen771/
Chouvean770/
Ovesen733,638/
Hoving733,574/
Hobein73934/
Hovind73928/
Chovin73482/
Chowen73380/
Hovine73363/
Heuven73286/
Khaven73222/
Jouven73211/
Chaven73202/
Hobgen7397/
Haaven7386/
Houvin7372/
Hovyna7365/
Howein7342/
Hobeyn7334/
Hoväng7314/
Khovin7313/
Govean7313/
Gouven7313/
Haeven7312/
Hasven737/
Hovijn736/
Havent734/
Ovesne734/
Hobean734/
Gohven734/
Havend733/
Osvein733/
Ohouen733/
Howehn732/
Heeven732/
Ovenne732/
Hauven732/
Havein732/
Huiven732/
Khovyn732/
Haveen731/
Havemn731/
Havenn731/
Havesn731/
Havgen731/
Jovein731/
Hoouen731/
Goveen731/
Gooven731/
Ahvene731/
Hotvin731/
Hovain731/
Hoveem731/
Hevein731/
Haveng731/
Havien731/
Hobene731/
Huowen731/
Havean730/
Goiven730/
Howien730/
Hevenn730/
Oviten730/
Heveen730/
Havenc730/
Houtvenne711/
Houvessin711/
Owen67203,153/
Even6712,487/
Aven673,518/
Chobene67760/
Ovin67712/
Öven67479/
Hovingh67442/
Hohbein67383/
Chavent67367/
Havenne67207/
Houvion67182/
Hosbein67173/
Chouvin67125/
Ovyn67113/
Chavene6799/
Khobean6754/
Houbein6750/
Hovinne6749/
Hobeijn6739/
Ovén6728/
Howisen6726/
Houvain6714/
Khovina6711/
Chowhen6711/
Chobein679/
Khowean679/
Ashvein678/
Chaouen677/
Ovechin676/
Ovem676/
Chobenh676/
Chovion675/
Hompean675/
Khuowen674/
Ovenova672/
Chavein672/
Chavean672/
Khobene672/
Khovyna672/
Khavene671/
Oveseen671/
Chauven671/
Chavhen671/
Gouveen671/
Haouene671/
Howetin671/
Houbeyn671/
Hoobein671/
Hooving671/
Osvetin671/
Ovín671/
Ovengue671/
Gouvein671/
Chobean671/
Ovjn671/
Chaveng671/
Chavien671/
Havicen670/
Gahaven670/
Havesin670/
Chovain670/
Chovine670/
Havesen670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Hoven
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis