Hovstø Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hovstø Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Hovstø Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway381:135,32317,347
Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Hovstø Demographics

Average Hovstø Salary in
Norway

286,756 kr

Per year
Rank:
44,899 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00077202
Rank: 17,613 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
82.86%
Sample size: 21 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

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Hovstø Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hovstø is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovstø? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hovstø live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 135,323. In Norway it is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 89 percent live and Southern Norway, where 11 percent live.

Hovstø Last Name Statistics demography

Hovstø earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 17.14% less than the national average, earning 286,756 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hovs802/
Hofst7397/
Havsø7375/
Hofsø7336/
Hobst7331/
Hopst734/
Hovås732/
Chovs731/
Jovst730/
Hofste67546/
Houpst6756/
Chovsh679/
Ovs675/
Khowst672/
Hoffst671/
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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 Hovstø
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