Hovstein Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hovstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hovstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway671:76,75110,726
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Hovstein Last Name Facts

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

Hovstein is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovstein? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,312,869th most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. Hovstein occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hovstein are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Hovstein is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 76,751. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Central Norway, where 79 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 18 percent live and Western Norway, where 3 percent live. Besides Norway this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Hovstein Last Name Statistics demography

Hovstein earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 7.33% less than the national average, earning 320,716 kr per year.

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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
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  • 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 Hovstein
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