Hovnik Surname
Approximately 272 people bear this surname
Hovnik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 270 | 1:9,214 | 2,117 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
Hovnik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hovnik Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hovnik is most common in Slovenia. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hovnik? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 959,117th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. Hovnik occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hovnik are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Hovnik is most common in Slovenia, where it is borne by 270 people, or 1 in 9,214. In Slovenia it is mostly found in: Carinthia, where 82 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 10 percent are found and Drava, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Slovenia it is found in one country. It also occurs in Austria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chovnik | 92 | 43 | / |
| Ovnik | 91 | 129 | / |
| Chovnick | 86 | 65 | / |
| Govnik | 83 | 62 | / |
| Havnik | 83 | 32 | / |
| Ovnick | 83 | 3 | / |
| Chovnyk | 77 | 161 | / |
| Havnick | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chavnik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khavnik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ovnic | 73 | 25 | / |
| Ownik | 73 | 6 | / |
| Avnik | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chownick | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chovneck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gavnik | 67 | 16 | / |
| Avniok | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avnick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chovnykova | 63 | 2 | / |
| Chownyk | 62 | 58 | / |
| Habnick | 62 | 1 | / |
| Obennick | 57 | 6 | / |
| Chowniec | 57 | 1 | / |
| Avnic | 55 | 19 | / |
| Ownjk | 55 | 1 | / |
| Jawnik | 50 | 25 | / |
| Habnic | 50 | 1 | / |
| Habnek | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Hovnik
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