Novoa Surname
Approximately 77,167 people bear this surname
Novoa Surname Definition:
Of unknown geographic and etymological origin. Name of village near Orense.
The new village could be the meaning of this Asturian place name.
Galician name from Orense. One branch in Guayaquil in Ecuador around 1653.
Novoa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 20,920 | 1:2,284 | 429 |
| Chile | 12,675 | 1:1,390 | 283 |
| Spain | 8,138 | 1:5,745 | 712 |
| Peru | 6,881 | 1:4,619 | 756 |
| Mexico | 6,340 | 1:19,578 | 1,533 |
| Argentina | 4,407 | 1:9,699 | 931 |
| United States | 4,128 | 1:87,805 | 9,905 |
| Venezuela | 2,572 | 1:11,743 | 1,043 |
| Ecuador | 2,502 | 1:6,357 | 1,049 |
| Nicaragua | 2,067 | 1:2,913 | 417 |
| Cuba | 1,382 | 1:8,338 | 791 |
| El Salvador | 1,098 | 1:5,778 | 547 |
| Costa Rica | 916 | 1:5,218 | 398 |
| Brazil | 884 | 1:242,166 | 9,344 |
| Bolivia | 498 | 1:21,318 | 1,708 |
| Dominican Republic | 277 | 1:37,664 | 2,069 |
| Uruguay | 238 | 1:14,419 | 1,633 |
| Honduras | 216 | 1:40,817 | 1,145 |
| Panama | 209 | 1:18,719 | 1,289 |
| France | 107 | 1:620,773 | 81,454 |
| Canada | 106 | 1:347,600 | 31,502 |
| Portugal | 104 | 1:100,175 | 4,850 |
| Puerto Rico | 96 | 1:36,981 | 975 |
| Guatemala | 73 | 1:220,311 | 3,970 |
| Switzerland | 73 | 1:112,506 | 11,658 |
| Australia | 63 | 1:428,503 | 33,982 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Italy | 20 | 1:3,057,834 | 99,174 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 1:151,553 | 8,353 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
The alternate forms: Nóvoa (201), Novôa (5) & Növoa (1) are calculated separately.
Novoa (32) may also be a first name.
Novoa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Of unknown geographic and etymological origin. Name of village near Orense.
The new village could be the meaning of this Asturian place name.
Galician name from Orense. One branch in Guayaquil in Ecuador around 1653.
Novoa Demographics
Average Male Novoa Height
171.1 cm
Average Female Novoa Height
158.81 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Novoa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Novoa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Novoa (Russian: Новоа) occurs in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Nóvoa, Novôa or Növoa. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Novoa? popularity and diffusion
Novoa is the 7,359th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 94,439 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Novoa are found; 67 percent are found in South America and 30 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Novoa is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name at a global level, held by 32 people.
The last name Novoa is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is carried by 20,920 people, or 1 in 2,284. In Colombia Novoa is mostly found in: Capital District, where 34 percent live, Cundinamarca Department, where 13 percent live and Meta Department, where 8 percent live. Aside from Colombia this last name is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 16 percent live and Spain, where 11 percent live.
Novoa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Novoa last name are 40.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.43% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Novoa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 39.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,119 per year; in South Africa they earn 62.69% less than the national average, earning R 88,656 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.26% more than the national average, earning $22,989,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.32% less than the national average, earning $42,579 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.49% less than the national average, earning $49,441 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Novoa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Novoa in the Russian language | ||
| Новоа | novoa | - |
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Footnotes
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