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 last name Hovestad is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hovestad.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovestad? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 520,022nd most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 11,641,447 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Hovestad live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Hovestad is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 593 people, or 1 in 28,478. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Utrecht, where 26 percent are found, Overijssel, where 20 percent are found and Gelderland, where 18 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands Hovestad exists in 6 countries. It is also common 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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