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 surname Hovestadt is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovestadt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 450,362nd most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,652,379 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Hovestadt reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 408 people, or 1 in 197,317. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 89 percent reside, Bavaria, where 4 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 2 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Hovestadt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hovestadt has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 12,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hovestadt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hovestadt surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.09% being registered to vote for 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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