Nova Surname

7,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80,715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Nova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh13,8781:11,483933
Dominican Republic10,8001:966168
Indonesia10,1661:13,0091,639
Colombia10,0631:4,747720
Brazil7,3881:28,9761,245
Chile3,6491:4,828626
Mexico2,8961:42,8612,376
United States2,6121:138,76714,471
Spain1,8661:25,0552,635
Angola1,7751:15,2051,826
Egypt1,7081:53,8275,185
Russia1,6371:88,04111,027
Italy1,3001:47,0448,478
Philippines1,2571:80,54013,934
Venezuela9891:30,5401,860
Portugal8961:11,628964
Bolivia8181:12,9791,290
Morocco5791:59,5449,923
Guatemala4421:36,3862,011
Uruguay4421:7,764869
Argentina3531:121,08610,244
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Peru3311:96,0256,247
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
France2981:222,89534,564
Greece2821:39,2906,298
Kazakhstan2381:74,2968,851
Canada2231:165,22716,632
Algeria2191:176,40021,809
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
El Salvador1731:36,6701,160
United Arab Emirates1671:54,8645,377
Albania1571:18,5613,215
São Tomé and Príncipe1551:1,145165
Netherlands1531:110,37417,676
India1381:5,558,445134,139
Costa Rica1341:35,672964
Australia1311:206,07420,044
Germany1221:659,88151,431
Tanzania1201:441,18030,663
England1111:501,96431,980
Belarus1081:87,97313,789
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Iran631:1,218,77052,259
Czechia421:253,17834,142
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
Qatar341:69,3536,725
China301:45,577,3862,472
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Lithuania281:108,37813,822
Honduras261:339,0942,848
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Belgium251:459,86646,150
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Israel181:475,42436,085
Azerbaijan171:567,59510,450
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Japan131:9,834,17645,186
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Bulgaria101:697,89027,590
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Vietnam101:9,264,6052,710
East Timor91:135,103179
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
North Macedonia91:233,49714,572
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Cape Verde81:66,2052,334
Norway81:642,78647,258
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Finland71:785,24338,644
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Wales41:773,63329,106
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Comoros11:749,524685
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Nová (3,607) & Nõva (12) are calculated separately.

Nova (115,638) may also be a first name.

Nova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nova (Arabic: نيوفا, Hindi: नोवा, Marathi: नोवा, Russian: Нова) is most common in Bangladesh. It may appear as a variant: Nová or Nõva. For other potential spellings of Nova click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nova? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,030th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 90,287 people. The surname Nova occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Nova live; 30 percent live in South America and 17 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 8,917th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 115,638 people.

The last name Nova is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is held by 13,878 people, or 1 in 11,483. Not including Bangladesh it exists in 144 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

Nova Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nova has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nova surname increased 9,007 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (60%) in Belarus and Orthodox (93%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Nova surname are 37.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.64% registered with the party.

The amount Nova earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.13% more than the national average, earning 349,984 kr per year; in Peru they earn 15.04% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,470 per year; in South Africa they earn 85.45% less than the national average, earning R 34,572 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.6% more than the national average, earning $23,973,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.7% less than the national average, earning $37,237 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.58% less than the national average, earning $47,905 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nová923,607/
Nõva9212/
Novoa8977,167/
Novas8912,571/
Novat891,107/
Novau89431/
Novaz89304/
Novay89212/
Novea89193/
Ngova89181/
Nhova89118/
Noiva89100/
Nuova8988/
Novai8979/
Novaj8975/
Novah8960/
Novha8949/
Novad8928/
Novaa8915/
Nouva899/
Novôa895/
Noova895/
Nnova891/
Notva891/
Novaš891/
Nov864,121/
Novais8075,463/
Novash80592/
Ngoiva80255/
Novova80224/
Novach80113/
Novatt8078/
Nawova8032/
Novads8026/
Novaiz8021/
Novass8013/
Novahu808/
Novaha805/
Novaus805/
Novoha804/
Noovai804/
Novays803/
Noveas803/
Novuoa803/
Nouvas803/
Nafova802/
Navova802/
Nouvoa802/
Novaas802/
Nofova802/
Novaïs802/
Ngouva802/
Noivad801/
Ngovha801/
Nochva801/
Novaís801/
Nosvas801/
Novaaz801/
Novahs801/
Novaić801/
Novooa801/
Ngovai801/
Novaid801/
Nohvai801/
Novatz800/
Nava75353,616/
Novo7524,963/
Noba7511,766/
Nowa757,367/
Ngov757,003/
Nouv751,363/
Noov75102/
Nnov7551/
Noiv7549/
Gnov757/
Novs757/
Novt754/
Novd753/
Nuov752/
Novì752/
Novh751/
Novw751/
Novp751/
Nochvai73167/
Nochvay7321/
Nouvash7320/
Nhovajj733/
Novacht732/
Novaish731/
Noszvai731/
Novault731/
Novaais731/
Novaich730/
Navas67151,279/
Navea6710,137/
Navaj676,477/
Navad671,933/
Nouba671,791/
Navaz671,759/
Navoa671,588/
Naava671,556/
Navat671,202/
Navaa671,106/
Ngovo671,004/
Ngava67756/
Novey67639/
Nuovo67574/
Nouvo67480/
Gnowa67381/
Noivo67379/
Novou67349/
Gnava67248/
Nouwa67245/
Navai67239/
Nóvoa67201/
Navau67170/
Noway67170/
Nowah67162/
Nować67154/
Nowai67137/
Natva67117/
Navah67113/
Nhovo6793/
Navay6783/
Návai6775/
Nobau6769/
Nobea6757/
Návay6756/
Novot6752/
Novoy6748/
Navap6743/
Nhowa6742/
Nobay6742/
Nobai6742/
Nauva6737/
Nasva6733/
Novos6732/
Nnava6729/
Nowaj6726/
Ngouv6723/
Novás6722/
Novod6720/
Noiwa6718/
Noiba6716/
Neuva6715/
Ngoiv6715/
Navha6711/
Novoi6711/
Navga6710/
Ngová6710/
Noowa6710/
Nooba678/
Novei678/
Nnoba677/
Nnovo677/
Nobha676/
Nhava675/
Nowha675/
Nnhov674/
Nobaa674/
Novahova673/
Nohwa672/
Gnovo672/
Nojua672/
Novoz672/
Nahva672/
Novoh672/
Nhouv671/
Nosua671/
Nnowa671/
Ngoov671/
Noveu671/
Novuo671/
Noovo671/
Novauova671/
Novàs671/
Nowau671/
Nowaś671/
Navaï671/
Navoyova671/
D'Novais671/
Nqowa671/
Ncowa671/
Navojova671/
Nowwa671/
Noywa671/
Novws671/
Novoo671/
Nohba671/
Nojwa671/
Hehenova671/

Nova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nova in the Hindi language
नोवाnova-
Nova in the Marathi language
नोवाnova99.15
नोवnova0.43
Nova in the Russian language
Новаnova-
Nova in the Arabic language
نيوفاnywfa-

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Footnotes

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