Hovington Surname

272,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Hovington Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hovington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,1281:32,6654,231
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
England981:568,55234,674
Australia651:415,31833,226
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Hovington Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hovington occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovington? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hovington is the 272,373rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,099,752 people. The surname Hovington occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Hovington live; 88 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Gallo-North America.

Hovington is most numerous in Canada, where it is held by 1,128 people, or 1 in 32,665. In Canada Hovington is most common in: Quebec, where 100 percent reside, British Columbia, where 0 percent reside and Saskatchewan, where 0 percent reside. Other than Canada this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Hovington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hovington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hovington last name expanded 455 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 516 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hovington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hovington last name are 8.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hovington earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.02% less than the national average, earning $37,529 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.3% less than the national average, earning $37,612 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houvington951/
Hoveington950/
Ovington941,572/
Govington8966/
Havington8931/
Hevington890/
Oevington890/
Avington82240/
Evington82185/
Ovengton820/
Gavington780/
Avingtan711/
O'Whittington642/

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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 Hovington
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