Hovikyan Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Hovikyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hovikyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia1961:14,9501,054
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hovikyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hovikyan is held by more people in Armenia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovikyan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,189,614th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Hovikyan are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 98 percent are found in Armeno-West Asia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Armenia, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 14,950. In Armenia Hovikyan is primarily concentrated in: Shirak Province, where 40 percent live, Yerevan, where 32 percent live and Armavir Province, where 15 percent live. Excluding Armenia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hovhikyan9416/
Ovikyan9337/
Hovikian889/
Avikyan8020/
Ovikian8017/
Evikyan801/
Avidkyan759/
Gobikyan755/
Hovekian751/
Habikyan751/
Ovidkian751/
Hovekean751/
Ovickian751/
Hampikyan717/
Avikian6751/
Abikyan6734/
Chovichean674/
Avekyan673/
Chovichian671/
Obikian671/

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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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  • 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 Hovikyan
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