Hovestadt Surname

450,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hovestadt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hovestadt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4081:197,31722,722
Netherlands1941:87,04714,424
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Wales101:309,45316,869
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
England21:27,859,030389,889
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hovestadt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hovestadt is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovestadt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 450,362nd most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,652,379 people. Hovestadt is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Hovestadt live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 408 people, or 1 in 197,317. In Germany Hovestadt is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 89 percent are found, Bavaria, where 4 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Germany Hovestadt occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Hovestadt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hovestadt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hovestadt last name grew 12,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hovestadt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hovestadt surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.09% registered with the party.

The amount Hovestadt earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.87% more than the national average, earning $47,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.84% more than the national average, earning $59,042 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoevestadt951/
Hovestad94626/
Hovetadt942/
Ovestadt941/
Havestadt8918/
Hevestadt891/
Ovestad88371/
Havestad821/
Ovesta802/
Havestate781/
Ovestah7511/
Habesstadt740/
Chavesta713,569/
Ovestach71536/
Oveta7162/
Javestad718/
Khavesta715/
Joveta672,780/
Avesta67153/
Aasvestad6778/
Ovieta6747/
Hovita6730/
Haveta6725/
Haabestad6718/
Chavistad6713/
Otveta679/
Ovetta676/
Hoveto674/
Goveta673/
Ovesto672/
Oveuta671/
Obetat671/
Obesta671/
Hobeta671/

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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 Hovestadt
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