Hovnanyan Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Hovnanyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hovnanyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia2821:10,391813
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
France11:66,422,722504,397

Hovnanyan Last Name Facts

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

Hovnanyan is found most in Armenia. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovnanyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hovnanyan is the 878,878th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Hovnanyan reside; 94 percent reside in West Asia and 92 percent reside in Armeno-West Asia.

Hovnanyan is most frequently used in Armenia, where it is carried by 282 people, or 1 in 10,391. In Armenia it is primarily concentrated in: Yerevan, where 52 percent are found, Ararat Province, where 20 percent are found and Aragatsotn Province, where 14 percent are found. Other than Armenia it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Hovnanyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Armenian Evangelical (67%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovnanyan94125/
Hovnanian89371/
Chovnanian841/
Ovnanian8222/
Avnanyan824/
Ovnanyon821/
Jobnanyan78180/
Ownanian711/
Jobnanian671/
Havnoonian5328/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hovnanyan
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