Hovsoyan Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Hovsoyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hovsoyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia191:154,2204,685
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hovsoyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hovsoyan is borne by more people in Armenia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Hovsoyan.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovsoyan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Hovsoyan reside; 91 percent reside in West Asia and 86 percent reside in Armeno-West Asia.

It is most widespread in Armenia, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 154,220. In Armenia Hovsoyan is most frequent in: Shirak Province, where 53 percent live, Yerevan, where 37 percent live and Ararat Province, where 11 percent live. Aside from Armenia Hovsoyan occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Georgia, where 5 percent live and Russia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovsoyan93104/
Govsoyan884/
Hovseyan882/
Ovsiyan8013/
Ovseyan809/
Avsiyan679/
Evseyan672/
Ovciyan671/
Ovseyanova671/
Howsain671/
Avseyan671/
Avjoyan671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Hovsoyan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis