Hovén Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hovén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hovén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Hoven (4,938) are calculated separately.

Hovén Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hovén occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Hoven. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovén? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,228,735th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hovén live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 289,610. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Skåne County, where 53 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 15 percent are found and Jönköping County, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Sweden Hovén occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 5 percent are found and Norway, where 3 percent are found.

Hovén Last Name Statistics demography

Hovén earn a lot more than the average income. In Norway they earn 35.91% more than the national average, earning 470,366 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoven934,938/
Ovén8928/
Hovin80228/
Havén8021/
Hovyn8017/
Jovén8012/
Govén806/
Hävén803/
Hoving733,574/
Hoeven731,439/
Hooven731,293/
Hovind73928/
Chovin73482/
Hovine73363/
Houvin7372/
Choven7369/
Hovyna7365/
Hovent7340/
Hoveng7318/
Hovend7316/
Hoväng7314/
Khovin7313/
Houven7313/
Khoven7310/
Hovijn736/
Hoyven736/
Khovyn732/
Hovene732/
Hjoven731/
Hotven731/
Hotvin731/
Hovain731/
Chavén731/
Oven671,843/
Ovin67712/
Hovingh67442/
Houvion67182/
Hovesen67146/
Chouvin67125/
Ovyn67113/
Avén6788/
Hoveijn6757/
Owén6751/
Hovinne6749/
Houvain6714/
Övén6713/
Houtven6711/
Khovina6711/
Hovehne679/
Chovion675/
Choveyn673/
Hoveten672/
Chovene672/
Khovyna672/
Housven671/
Hooving671/
Ovín671/
Ovjn671/
Hoveing670/
Chovain670/
Chovine670/

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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 Hovén
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