Khovanets Surname

384,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 924 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Khovanets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khovanets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine7431:61,2698,849
Russia1761:818,88166,808
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Khovanets Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khovanets (Russian: Хованець) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khovanets? popularity and diffusion

The surname Khovanets is the 384,654th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 7,886,954 people. Khovanets occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Khovanets reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 85 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 743 people, or 1 in 61,269. In Ukraine Khovanets is primarily concentrated in: Ternopil Oblast, where 20 percent are found, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 19 percent are found and Lviv Oblast, where 12 percent are found. Besides Ukraine it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 19 percent are found and Belarus, where 0 percent are found.

Khovanets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Khovanets last name is principally Orthodox (55%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

Khovanets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khovanets in the Russian language
Хованецьhovanec-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Khovanets
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