Hovsepian Surname

197,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hovsepian Surname User-submission:

Hovsepian mean 'son of Joseph'. -ian means 'son' and hovse- , -Joseph', in Armenian.

Hovsepian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5501:233,84422,476
France2201:301,92146,106
Canada861:428,43737,472
Argentina601:712,39048,679
England371:1,505,89364,828
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Norway61:857,04855,549
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

The alternate forms: Hovsépian (1) & Hovsepián (1) are calculated separately.

Hovsepian Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Hovsepian mean 'son of Joseph'. -ian means 'son' and hovse- , -Joseph', in Armenian.

- ingridhovsepian

Hovsepian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hovsepian occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Hovsépian or Hovsepián. For other potential spellings of Hovsepian click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovsepian? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 197,650th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,440,768 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Hovsepian live; 77 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Hovsepian is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,550 people, or 1 in 233,844. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 58 percent live, Massachusetts, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in France, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Hovsepian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hovsepian last name are 1.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.15% registered with the political party.

The amount Hovsepian earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 9.64% less than the national average, earning 312,720 kr per year; in United States they earn 25.45% more than the national average, earning $54,129 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.38% more than the national average, earning $54,842 CAD per year.

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