Hovig Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hovig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hovig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway401:128,55716,659
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
England31:18,572,686338,250
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Hovig (311) may also be a first name.

Hovig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hovig (Arabic: هوفيغ) is found most in Norway. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,907,068th most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Hovig reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 42 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 498,315th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 311 people.

The last name is most frequent in Norway, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 128,557. In Norway Hovig is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 50 percent are found, Central Norway, where 23 percent are found and Western Norway, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Norway it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 19 percent are found.

Hovig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hovig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hovig last name expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hovig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hovig last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hovig earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 65.13% more than the national average, earning 571,481 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.78% less than the national average, earning $42,813 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houvig9117/
Hoevig910/
Chosvig8317/
Havig80443/
Hovik80327/
Govig80197/
Howig8049/
Hobig8022/
Hovic8011/
Hevig802/
Hoveg800/
Hovick73347/
Chovix73211/
Ovigue73178/
Haavig73133/
Hoivik7368/
Hoyvik7328/
Chavig7311/
Hoevik738/
Howaig734/
Hoviok734/
Hobigk733/
Chovic732/
Khovik732/
Heevig731/
Hobigh730/
Govaig730/
Gouvig730/
Hoveic730/
Ovic67272/
Ovik6791/
Obig6759/
Avig6740/
Evig6733/
Chovick6727/
Ovix673/
Ovuigue671/
Choovic671/
Havhigh671/
Oviq671/
Hobeigh670/
Hovissk670/
Owig670/

Hovig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hovig in the Arabic language
هوفيغhwfygh-

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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 Hovig
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