Nový Surname

132,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Nový Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian) One who had but recently arrived in the vicinity, a newcomer.

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Nový Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia3,3371:3,187279
Slovakia601:88,94117,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

The alternate forms: Novy (4,053) are calculated separately.

Nový Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian) One who had but recently arrived in the vicinity, a newcomer.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This is a Czechian surname, meaning 'new'. Given to a newcomer.

- deleted-173293

Nový literally means 'new' in czech.

- whocares

Nový Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nový (Arabic: نوفى) is found in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Novy. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nový? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nový is the 132,781st most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,144,657 people. The last name Nový is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Nový live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Nový is most numerous in Czechia, where it is carried by 3,337 people, or 1 in 3,187. In Czechia Nový is most frequent in: Plzeň Region, where 25 percent are found, Central Bohemian Region, where 19 percent are found and Prague, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Czechia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Nový Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nový has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Novy924,053/
Novi756,992/
Nove751,201/
Nové7541/
Novj751/
Novè751/
Novýová731/
Novoa6777,167/
Novio672,964/
Ngovi672,409/
Novis672,212/
Ngove672,146/
Novyy671,125/
Nover67966/
Nouve67645/
Novey67639/
Noves67634/
Novie67541/
Novet67303/
Novit67225/
Novay67212/
Novea67193/
Novhe67142/
Noiva67100/
Nuova6788/
Noive6787/
Novai6779/
Novid6778/
Novaj6775/
Nouvi6764/
Noveh6751/
Nouvy6750/
Novha6749/
Novoy6748/
Novyi6746/
Novez6743/
Novii6716/
Novaa6715/
Noved6713/
Noviy6713/
Nuovi6713/
Novoi6711/
Nouva679/
Novei678/
Novej677/
Noova675/
Novôa675/
Noviz674/
Novés673/
Noovy673/
Novij672/
Nhove672/
Nhovi671/
Novys671/
Noveu671/
Noivi671/
Nnovj671/
Nnove671/
Novee671/
Novís671/

Nový Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nový in the Arabic language
نوفىnwfy-

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