Hován Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Hován Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hován Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2241:43,8234,672
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680

The alternate forms: Hovan (2,878) are calculated separately.

Hován Last Name Facts

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

Hován occurs most in Hungary. It may appear in the variant forms: Hovan. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hován? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,088,856th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hován live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is held by 224 people, or 1 in 43,823. In Hungary Hován is most prevalent in: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 26 percent reside, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 24 percent reside and Budapest, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Hungary it occurs in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hovan932,878/
Chován9128/
Jován80127/
Hovon807/
Haván801/
Hobán801/
Hovánová773/
Chovan732,213/
Chovon73901/
Khovan73342/
Hotvan7347/
Hovatn7330/
Hoovan7318/
Hovang7317/
Hoivan7316/
Hovane7314/
Hojvan7310/
Hovhan739/
Houvon735/
Chaván733/
Hovgan732/
Hovand731/
Houvan731/
Hovain731/
Hovhon731/
Hohbán731/
Hoovon730/
Hovone730/
Chovánová713/
Chovhan671,362/
Ovon671,332/
Ovan67332/
Chovgan67152/
Chouvan6774/
Hoveijn6757/
Hovanne6721/
Houvain6714/
Hojvang677/
Hovatin675/
Hovaten674/
Choovan674/
Chouvon674/
Jhovahn674/
Khoovon674/
Khovane674/
Choveyn673/
Choivan673/
Khoivan673/
Chohvan672/
Houvoun672/
D'Hovan671/
Chovahn671/
Eván671/
Chovane671/
Hovatyn671/
Hoveing670/
Chovain670/

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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 Hován
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