Hoverby Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Denmark

Hoverby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoverby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Malta11:430,2723,380

Hoverby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hoverby is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoverby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hoverby are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 547,042. In Sweden it is most common in: Skåne County, where 50 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 50 percent reside. Barring Sweden it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 44 percent reside and Malta, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Overby929,494/
Overbey863,374/
Overbay861,865/
Häverby8611/
Haverby864/
Overboy863/
Ooverby861/
Overrby861/
Oveerbey801/
Överby7768/
Averby7720/
Oberby7711/
Overbe775/
Overwy771/
Overvy771/
Everby771/
Owerby770/
Ovirby770/
Ovarby770/
Overway71489/
Overbee71340/
Averbuy7111/
Averboy719/
Gaverby718/
Overbea715/
Oberbey714/
Overvey713/
Overvay712/
Oberbay712/
Overwey711/
Overber711/
Gowerby710/
Overbie710/
Everbey710/
Overbech676/
Chaverba675/
Oberbiey671/
Houberba671/
Overbeep671/
Ooverbee670/

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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 Hoverby
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