Novas Surname
Approximately 12,571 people bear this surname
Novas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 6,371 | 1:1,638 | 252 |
| Spain | 2,444 | 1:19,129 | 2,115 |
| Argentina | 872 | 1:49,018 | 4,135 |
| Mexico | 581 | 1:213,642 | 5,622 |
| United States | 458 | 1:791,395 | 61,115 |
| Uruguay | 413 | 1:8,309 | 932 |
| Brazil | 405 | 1:528,579 | 19,815 |
| Greece | 193 | 1:57,408 | 9,604 |
| Colombia | 160 | 1:298,588 | 5,754 |
| Portugal | 151 | 1:68,995 | 3,598 |
| Indonesia | 104 | 1:1,271,627 | 88,950 |
| Chile | 77 | 1:228,785 | 7,030 |
| Cuba | 71 | 1:162,292 | 3,797 |
| Venezuela | 43 | 1:702,420 | 11,917 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Ecuador | 13 | 1:1,223,527 | 16,126 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Puerto Rico | 8 | 1:443,767 | 3,219 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Novás (22), Novaš (1) & Novàs (1) are calculated separately.
Novas (500) may also be a first name.
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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
Novas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Novas in the Marathi language | ||
| नोवस | novasa | 60 |
| नोवास | novasa | 40 |
| Novas in the Hindi language | ||
| नोवस | novasa | 53.85 |
| नोवास | novasa | 46.15 |
| Novas in the Russian language | ||
| Новас | novas | - |
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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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