Novas Surname

41,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Novas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Novas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic6,3711:1,638252
Spain2,4441:19,1292,115
Argentina8721:49,0184,135
Mexico5811:213,6425,622
United States4581:791,39561,115
Uruguay4131:8,309932
Brazil4051:528,57919,815
Greece1931:57,4089,604
Colombia1601:298,5885,754
Portugal1511:68,9953,598
Indonesia1041:1,271,62788,950
Chile771:228,7857,030
Cuba711:162,2923,797
Venezuela431:702,42011,917
France341:1,953,609166,012
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
England241:2,321,58686,519
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
India141:54,790,384527,769
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Puerto Rico81:443,7673,219
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Novás (22), Novaš (1) & Novàs (1) are calculated separately.

Novas (500) may also be a first name.

Novas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Novas (Hindi: नोवस, Marathi: नोवस, Russian: Новас) is borne by more people in The Dominican Republic than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Novás, Novaš or Novàs. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Novas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Novas is the 41,516th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 579,711 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Novas reside; 51 percent reside in Caribbean and 51 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean. Novas is also the 379,225th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 500 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The Dominican Republic, where it is carried by 6,371 people, or 1 in 1,638. Besides The Dominican Republic this last name occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 19 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.

Novas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Novas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Novas last name rose 22,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Novas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Novas surname are 40.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.12% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Novas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.71% less than the national average, earning 281,313 kr per year; in Peru they earn 46.13% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,328 per year; in South Africa they earn 77% less than the national average, earning R 54,660 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning $23,272,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 18.29% less than the national average, earning $35,256 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Novás9322/
Novaš931/
Novàs931/
Novais9175,463/
Novash91592/
Novase9148/
Novads9126/
Novass9113/
Novaus915/
Novays913/
Noveas913/
Nouvas913/
Novaas912/
Noevas912/
Novaïs912/
Novaís911/
Nosvas911/
Novahs911/
Nova8980,715/
Nouvash8320/
Novaish831/
Novaais831/
Navas80151,279/
Novoa8077,167/
Novac8010,357/
Nevas803,537/
Novat801,107/
Novau80431/
Novaz80304/
Novay80212/
Novea80193/
Ngova80181/
Nobas80154/
Nhova80118/
Noiva80100/
Nowas8095/
Nuova8088/
Novai8079/
Novaj8075/
Novah8060/
Novha8049/
Novos8032/
Novad8028/
Novaa8015/
Nouva809/
Novôa805/
Noova805/
Novax803/
Nnova801/
Notva801/
Novasova772/
D'Novais771/
Naveas73820/
Navais73329/
Ngoiva73255/
Nevash73123/
Novach73113/
Novatt7378/
Nauvas7363/
Navase7359/
Noowas7355/
Novost7322/
Novaiz7321/
Nowasz7316/
Neevas7312/
Navash739/
Neuvas739/
Novahu738/
Navass736/
Novaha735/
Nompas735/
Nowase735/
Navasp734/
Novoha734/
Noovai734/
Nevaas733/
Noveis733/
Novaic733/
Novuoa733/
Neveas733/
Novosh732/
Nouvoa732/
Nowaus732/
Navaas732/
Nowash732/
Nuivas732/
Nowais732/
Nouwas732/
Ngouva732/
Noivad731/
Navast731/
Nevaus731/
Ngovha731/
Novazc731/
Nochva731/
Noswas731/
Nobais731/
Navajs731/
Novaaz731/
Novaić731/
Novooa731/
Ngovai731/
Ngowas731/
Naavas731/
Noevaz731/
Nobash731/
Nasvas731/
Nobase731/
Novaid731/
Nowwas731/
Nohvai731/
Novatz730/
Novashova711/
Nava67353,616/
Novo6724,963/
Noba6711,766/
Nowa677,367/
Nová673,607/
Nochvai67167/
Navasse6780/
Nowaish6744/
Navashe6722/
Nochvay6721/
Nõva6712/
Navaish678/
Nowashe678/
Noobase676/
Nevhaus673/
Nhovajj673/
Novacht672/
Navaspp671/
Noszvai671/
Noumpas671/
Novault671/
Nowasse671/
Navahas671/
Neuvais671/
Novaich670/

Novas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Novas in the Marathi language
नोवसnovasa60
नोवासnovasa40
Novas in the Hindi language
नोवसnovasa53.85
नोवासnovasa46.15
Novas in the Russian language
Новасnovas-

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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 Novas
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