Hovestad Surname

520,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hovestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hovestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5931:28,4784,676
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Hovestad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hovestad is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovestad? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hovestad is the 520,022nd most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 11,641,447 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Hovestad are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 593 people, or 1 in 28,478. In The Netherlands Hovestad is most common in: Utrecht, where 26 percent are found, Overijssel, where 20 percent are found and Gelderland, where 18 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands Hovestad exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Hovestad Last Name Statistics demography

Hovestad earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 0.19% more than the national average, earning $49,775 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hovestadt94755/
Ovestad93371/
Hoevestadt891/
Hovetadt882/
Havestad881/
Ovestadt881/
Ovesta862/
Havestadt8218/
Hevestadt821/
Ovestah8011/
Oveta7762/
Chavesta753,569/
Ovestach75536/
Javestad758/
Khavesta755/
Joveta712,780/
Avesta71153/
Aasvestad7178/
Ovieta7147/
Hovita7130/
Haveta7125/
Haabestad7118/
Chavistad7113/
Otveta719/
Ovetta716/
Hoveto714/
Goveta713/
Ovesto712/
Obesta711/
Hobeta711/
Oveuta711/
Havestate711/
Asvesta67615/
Havetta67128/
Ahoueta67100/
Ahuesta6766/
Jovetta6763/
Aviesta6734/
Chaveta6713/
Hovisto678/
Atvesta677/
Avestas675/
Havesto674/
Gouveta674/
Hosvita673/
Chovita672/
Habesta671/
Haveita671/
Joveita671/
Havetaz671/
Ashveta671/
Aveusta671/
Oubesta671/
Hobetta671/
Govetta671/
Havieta671/
Habesstadt670/

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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 Hovestad
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