Hovsmo Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hovsmo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hovsmo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Hovsmo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hovsmo occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Hovsmo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovsmo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hovsmo live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most common in Norway, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,285,572. In Norway Hovsmo is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Norway this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 20 percent are found.

Hovsmo Last Name Statistics demography

Hovsmo earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 29.12% less than the national average, earning 245,293 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hofsmo8349/
Howsmo835/
Hovissimo800/
Hafsmo6799/
Habsmo671/
Hafsmoe6212/
Hauvsim624/
Hivasmi621/
Hevosmaa5798/
Havassum573/
Ovzma551/
Hewavasam53441/
Haavismaa531/
Gowsma501/
Afsmoj501/
Hafsim501/

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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 Hovsmo
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