Hovey Surname

57,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Hovey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hovey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,8941:52,5766,319
Canada8791:41,9185,214
Australia5401:49,9926,225
England3131:178,01316,129
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Wales341:91,0167,411
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Israel131:658,28045,106
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
France31:22,140,907385,998
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1481:23,3792,925

Hovey (141) may also be a first name.

Hovey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hovey is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 57,441st most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 826,627 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Hovey live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 778,371st most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 141 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 6,894 people, or 1 in 52,576. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent are found, Iowa, where 6 percent are found and Minnesota, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States Hovey occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Hovey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hovey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 321 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 237 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hovey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hovey surname are 18.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.06% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hovey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 191.69% more than the national average, earning R 693,156 per year; in United States they earn 2.42% more than the national average, earning $44,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.82% more than the national average, earning $50,586 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoovey9125/
Chovey914/
Hhovey910/
Hove8935,310/
Ovey891,717/
Hovy8976/
Chouvey8313/
Choveya8310/
Hoveyes835/
Howey805,026/
Hover804,936/
Havey802,097/
Hoeve801,921/
Hevey801,476/
Chove801,059/
Hovet80625/
Govey80434/
Hoveh80354/
Hoves80235/
Hovie80105/
Hovea8065/
Hobey8061/
Hovee8050/
Oveya8046/
Khove8031/
Hoive8028/
Oveyi8026/
Houvy8019/
Hovue8015/
Jovey8014/
Hovej8013/
Hoove8012/
Oveys8011/
Houve808/
Oveyt806/
Hovge805/
Hovez805/
Hoevy803/
Khovy803/
Chovy802/
Osvey801/
Hoved801/
Hoewy801/
Hovay801/
Hovhe801/
Oveiy801/
Hovyt800/
Hovoe800/
Hoovy800/
Chovheya773/
Ove755,688/
Ovy751,318/
Hoover7375,369/
Chovet731,087/
Chobey73749/
Chover73570/
Chavey73570/
Houvet73567/
Goveya73485/
Houver73409/
Chouvy73276/
Hoşver73266/
Hovest73245/
Choves73148/
Chouve7378/
Hoovue7368/
Hotvet7357/
Houbey7349/
Jouvey7323/
Huovie7319/
Hoisve7316/
Khouvy7315/
Chovez7314/
Hoveid739/
Hosbey739/
Howeya738/
Hoveiz738/
Hoivea738/
Hoyvoy736/
Hoovet736/
Ovieye736/
Chowey735/
Howiey735/
Huivey735/
Ahveyi734/
Hosver734/
Khobey733/
Hovett733/
Khoveh733/
Goveyi733/
Houves733/
Haevey732/
Hosvet732/
Chotve732/
Chovae732/
Choveh732/
Chovie731/
Hooves731/
Khovei731/
Khowey731/
Haveys731/
Howoey731/
Hohuey731/
Hoouey731/
Chuove731/
Goovey731/
Ovieyo731/
Honpey731/
Ahouey731/
Hovesh731/
Haveya731/
Hoovea731/
Houvie731/
Hobiey731/
Chovej731/
Heevey730/
Howeye730/
Gouvey730/
Hauvey730/
Hohvet730/
Howe67108,953/
Gove6732,163/
Choubey6725,466/
Ovie6713,547/
Jove679,339/
Hobe677,989/
Obey675,696/
Hoby674,780/
Over674,030/
Avey673,274/
Hovi672,988/
Have672,365/
Ovee671,359/
Oveh67882/
Hotvedt67810/
Havy67772/
Evey67692/
Oves67450/
Oved67448/
Chouvet67444/
Hova67305/
Chauvey67301/
Ovye67240/
Heve67187/
Houtved67185/
Jovy67170/
Övey67170/
Hewy67133/
Ovea6776/
Govheya6754/
Chothve6749/
Housbey6748/
Oove6748/
Oive6732/
Chovett6731/
Choibey6727/
Ovez6725/
Govy6722/
Owey6722/
Ovet6720/
Chovhyz6719/
Choobey6716/
Ovei6716/
Chaveya6711/
Ouve6710/
Khaveya678/
Ovay678/
Choovej678/
Choovet678/
Chuobey677/
Ovyy676/
Ovue676/
Hommpey676/
Ovyd676/
Ovge675/
Hové675/
Howy674/
Howeyhe674/
Choybey674/
Ovoy673/
Ahve673/
Chaouey673/
Ovae673/
Oyvy673/
Chompey672/
Osvy672/
Ovhe672/
Chouver672/
Hoveije672/
Ovøy672/
Chhobey671/
Ovehyat671/
Ovej671/
Chovest671/
Choviya671/
Chovoyo671/
Chobhey671/
Choivez671/
Chhotve671/
Chaveiy671/
Goveeyi671/
Hojtved671/
Ovoe671/
Houbeye671/
Höve671/
Oyve671/
Chobeyi671/
Choiver671/
Chouves671/
Choveux671/
Khaveye671/
Ovyh671/
Ovhy671/
Ohve671/
Ohvy671/
Oewy671/
Uove671/
Uovy671/
Ahvy671/
Ehve671/
Chasvey670/
Hosvedt670/

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Hovey Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Hovey
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