Novo Surname

21,778th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Portugal

Novo Surname User-submission:

Has existed in Portugal since 1400 AD. It means 'youngest'. In Spain it comes from João de Novo, fl. the 13th century, who was a sculptor who lived in Galicia. In France it comes from an Italian that in the department of Provence because in itself this surname means 'foreign'.

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Novo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain6,7291:6,948860
Portugal4,3221:2,411336
Brazil3,3641:63,6372,367
Cuba2,2011:5,235598
United States1,4551:249,11323,706
Argentina1,4451:29,5802,485
Philippines1,4321:70,69712,161
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Uruguay5691:6,031670
France3911:169,87926,428
Dominican Republic3541:29,4721,755
Mexico2811:441,7308,394
Italy2161:283,13336,430
Costa Rica1901:25,158810
Canada1741:211,75620,505
Venezuela1411:214,2135,641
Russia1121:1,286,81392,220
Bosnia and Herzegovina1091:32,4444,933
Switzerland751:109,50611,444
England741:752,94741,527
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Chile671:262,9327,829
Angola491:550,8002,323
São Tomé and Príncipe301:5,914445
Panama281:139,7244,684
Lithuania251:121,38414,277
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Colombia161:2,985,88014,490
Denmark151:376,31425,792
China151:91,154,7714,767
India141:54,790,384527,769
Israel121:713,13647,700
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Norway71:734,61250,907
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Cape Verde41:132,4104,291
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Belize21:177,7373,502
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Nôvo (1) are calculated separately.

Novo (3,424) may also be a first name.

Novo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Has existed in Portugal since 1400 AD. It means 'youngest'. In Spain it comes from João de Novo, fl. the 13th century, who was a sculptor who lived in Galicia. In France it comes from an Italian that in the department of Provence because in itself this surname means 'foreign'.

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Novo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Novo (Arabic: نوفأ, Hindi: नोवो, Russian: Ново) is found in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Nôvo. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Novo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Novo is the 21,778th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,934 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Novo are found; 45 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 44 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Novo is also the 121,618th most frequent first name globally It is held by 3,424 people.

Novo is most numerous in Spain, where it is held by 6,729 people, or 1 in 6,948. In Spain it is most numerous in: Galicia, where 54 percent are found, Madrid, where 10 percent are found and Andalusia, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Spain it exists in 95 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

Novo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Novo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Novo last name grew 20,786 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Novo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Novo surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Novo surname are 41.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Novo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 39.26% less than the national average, earning €18,240 per year; in Norway they earn 3.01% less than the national average, earning 335,666 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 93.06% less than the national average, earning R 16,500 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.58% less than the national average, earning $20,981,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.78% more than the national average, earning $45,643 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $48,551 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nôvo921/
Novoa8977,167/
Ngovo891,004/
Nuovo89574/
Nouvo89480/
Noivo89379/
Novou89349/
Nhovo8993/
Novot8952/
Novoy8948/
Noevo8935/
Novos8932/
Novod8920/
Novoi8911/
Nnovo897/
Gnovo892/
Novoz892/
Novoh892/
Novuo891/
Noovo891/
Novoo891/
Nouvoh80165/
Novoth8082/
Novost8022/
Noovoi8019/
Ngoivo807/
Noevoi807/
Nouvou805/
Novoha804/
Novoch803/
Novuoa803/
Novosh802/
Nouvoa802/
Nouvop801/
Novooa801/
Noevou801/
Ngovou801/
Noivoy801/
Nova7580,715/
Navo755,651/
Nobo754,483/
Nová753,607/
Nevo753,199/
Nowo75342/
Névo753/
Hnoevoi73349/
Ngouvou733/
Novotht731/
Nouvouh731/
Ngohvou731/
Ngouvoh731/
Nochvoi731/
Hnoevoy731/
Noboa6714,706/
Novas6712,571/
Ngobo674,990/
Nompo672,741/
Navoa671,588/
Navos671,146/
Novat671,107/
Gnavo671,039/
Nobou67686/
Noeva67670/
Novau67431/
Novaz67304/
Naboo67294/
Gnobo67293/
Navot67268/
Nevoh67239/
Ngavo67223/
Noubo67215/
Nóvoa67201/
Ngova67181/
Navoy67169/
Nhova67118/
Nobuo67111/
Noiva67100/
Nuova6788/
Navod6782/
Navoj6780/
Návoj6768/
Nnobo6767/
Navoo6765/
Novah6760/
Nouwo6759/
Neuvo6753/
Novha6749/
Navoz6740/
Nawoo6739/
Noboi6735/
Nowoć6735/
Nowoj6728/
Novad6728/
Nobop6724/
Navoi6722/
Novás6722/
Nobho6720/
Noboy6719/
Navou6718/
Noboo6715/
Novaa6715/
Nuivo6714/
Nowou6714/
Nhobo6713/
Nonpo6713/
Noboh6712/
Ngová6710/
Nobos6710/
Noowa6710/
Nowod6710/
Nouva679/
Nooba678/
Nobot678/
Nobod678/
Nahvo677/
Nowoh677/
Navoh676/
Nevoy675/
Nowoy675/
Nowuo675/
Novôa675/
Noova675/
Nnowo674/
Naevo674/
Nowgo674/
Nevoo674/
Novahova673/
Noybo672/
Nowoz672/
Nowoi672/
Noewo672/
Nnova671/
Nhavo671/
Newoo671/
Nowoo671/
Nnevo671/
Nuowo671/
Noveu671/
Nohuo671/
Noibo671/
Nouuo671/
Notbo671/
Notva671/
Novaš671/
Novàs671/
Návoy671/
Növoa671/
Ñoevo671/
Gnowo671/
Nohwo671/

Novo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Novo in the Hindi language
नोवोnovo-
Novo in the Russian language
Новоnovo-
Novo in the Arabic language
نوفأnwfa-

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