Hovord Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Hovord Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hovord Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales181:171,91811,581
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales51:313,68310,604

Hovord Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hovord is found most in Wales. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovord? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hovord is the 4,034,050th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Hovord is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hovord reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in British Isles.

Hovord is most frequently used in Wales, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 171,918. In Wales Hovord is mostly found in: Vale of Glamorgan County Borough, where 72 percent live and City and County of Cardiff, where 28 percent live. Besides Wales this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent live and Belarus, where 4 percent live.

Hovord Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hovord has changed through the years. In Wales the number of people who held the Hovord last name increased 360 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hovor91618/
Hoverd83298/
Hovard83176/
Havord8393/
Hovore8353/
Howord8321/
Govord835/
Hovour833/
Hobord831/
Hoovor830/
Ovor8066/
Khovard7731/
Havourd7721/
Hovgard7719/
Hosvort7712/
Chovoor7710/
Chovard773/
Havords770/
Govor732,827/
Havor731,309/
Ovard73511/
Hobor73275/
Overd73159/
Evord73106/
Hovar7386/
Howor7346/
Jovor734/
Uovor731/
Ovoor731/
Avord731/
Ovgor731/
Hávor731/
Hovgaard711,029/
Hovorova71994/
Hovorová7143/
Hoobaard712/
Howard67452,218/
Havard6711,205/
Chowor67225/
Hovart67224/
Chovar67164/
Chobor67153/
Haword67113/
Govard6784/
Howerd6753/
Khovar6744/
Gavord6739/
Avoird6737/
Jovard6725/
Houbor6721/
Howort6718/
Hobard6715/
Hovare6714/
Houvar6712/
Govoor6710/
Haverd678/
Ovgard677/
Hovert677/
Hobort677/
Hovardová675/
Ouvard674/
Osbord673/
Hevard673/
Hobour673/
Chavor673/
Hovarp673/
Habord672/
Hoobar672/
Ooward671/
Hojwor671/
Javord671/
Osvard671/
Ahvore671/
Aboord671/
Abhoor671/
Ovoire671/
Heword671/
Howore671/
Hotvar671/
Jhowor671/
Havoir671/
Ahword670/
Oeverd670/
Havurd670/

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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 Hovord
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