Hovgesen Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Hovgesen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 57 | 1:99,030 | 9,368 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
Hovgesen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hovgesen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hovgesen is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Hovgesen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hovgesen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,460,878th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Hovgesen are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This surname is most numerous in Denmark, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 99,030. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 33 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 30 percent live and North Denmark Region, where 18 percent live. Besides Denmark this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hovesen | 93 | 146 | / |
| Ovesen | 86 | 3,638 | / |
| Ovedsen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oveseen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Havesen | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hoveson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hovidsen | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hoviosen | 75 | 5 | / |
| Haveisen | 75 | 5 | / |
| Havgeçen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hovesson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hobgeson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Howeisen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oveson | 71 | 760 | / |
| Owesen | 71 | 140 | / |
| Hofgesang | 71 | 116 | / |
| Ovesan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Houvessin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obesen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ovesson | 67 | 276 | / |
| Haveson | 67 | 133 | / |
| Howeson | 67 | 73 | / |
| Howisen | 67 | 26 | / |
| Houthuesen | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ovesian | 67 | 10 | / |
| Goveson | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hoffgesang | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oviesan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oveshin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oweseen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovetson | 67 | 0 | / |
| Havesin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Havesan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Hovgesen
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