Hovens Surname

318,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hovens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hovens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0331:16,3482,505
Belgium761:151,27221,156
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
England41:13,929,515290,718
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Hovens Last Name Facts

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

Hovens is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 318,950th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 6,212,742 people. The surname Hovens occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Hovens are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,033 people, or 1 in 16,348. In The Netherlands Hovens is mostly concentrated in: Limburg, where 56 percent are found, Gelderland, where 18 percent are found and North Brabant, where 12 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Hovens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hovens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hovens last name declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hovens Last Name Statistics demography

Hovens earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 2.53% more than the national average, earning $50,938 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoevens9274/
Hoovens9220/
Ovens913,121/
Hovensjø8610/
Havens8316,266/
Govens83116/
Howens8361/
O'Vens8329/
Jovens8317/
Hevens8317/
Hovans832/
Hovins831/
Ahvens831/
Oovens831/
Hovensová802/
Heuvens77119/
Haevens7735/
Ohouens778/
Chavens773/
Heevens772/
Jouvens771/
Havenæs771/
Havenås771/
Hobeins771/
Heveins771/
Howenns771/
Chowens771/
Goivens770/
Hovions770/
Chovins770/
Owens73265,822/
Evens736,481/
Avens73483/
Ovans73185/
Ovins7315/
Ovons732/
Havins67751/
Javens67593/
Gavens67264/
Eveans67165/
Evenås6756/
Auvens6738/
Hevans677/
Eevens675/
Hevins674/
Owenss674/
Evenns673/
Ovence673/
Hewans673/
Oweens672/
Evaens672/
Govins672/
Owenns672/
Owensd671/
Hevenz671/
Ohwens671/
Jovins671/
Oevans671/
Oweans671/
Owesns671/
Oowens671/
Evoens671/
Avhens671/
Havans671/
Havons670/
Hawens670/
Owiens670/
Howans670/
Oweins670/
Eveins670/
Owense670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hovens
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