Sovan Surname
Approximately 743 people bear this surname
Sovan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 199 | 1:3,854,600 | 106,004 |
| Cambodia | 148 | 1:104,643 | 2,428 |
| Romania | 121 | 1:165,933 | 17,222 |
| United States | 73 | 1:4,965,191 | 254,179 |
| Turkey | 71 | 1:1,096,076 | 48,094 |
| Suriname | 38 | 1:14,543 | 3,502 |
| Russia | 29 | 1:4,969,761 | 222,297 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Şovan (94), Sován (9), Šovan (1) & Sõvan (1) are calculated separately.
Sovan (22,977) may also be a first name.
Sovan Demographics
Sovan Political Affiliation
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Sovan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sovan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sovan (Bengali: শোভন, Hindi: सोवन, Marathi: सोवन, Oriya: େଶାଭନ, Russian: Сован) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Şovan, Sován, Šovan or Sõvan. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sovan.
How Common Is The Last Name Sovan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 455,757th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 9,808,272 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 54 percent of Sovan live; 27 percent live in South Asia and 26 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sovan is also the 34,044th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 22,977 people.
This last name is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 3,854,600. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Madhya Pradesh, where 38 percent are found, West Bengal, where 26 percent are found and Assam, where 10 percent are found. Beside India it exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 20 percent are found and Romania, where 16 percent are found.
Sovan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sovan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sovan last name expanded 521 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sovan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sovan last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.94% being registered with the party.
Sovan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.6% more than the national average, earning $49,019 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sovan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sovan in the Hindi language | ||
| सोवन | sovana | 98.1 |
| सोवान | sovana | 1.11 |
| सोबन | sobana | 0.33 |
| सोवण | sovana | 0.21 |
| सोहन | sohana | 0.16 |
| Sovan in the Oriya language | ||
| େଶାଭନ | esabhana | 79.31 |
| େସାଭନ | esabhana | 20.69 |
| Sovan in the Marathi language | ||
| सोवन | sovana | 75 |
| सोवान | sovana | 20.83 |
| सोवनी | sovani | 4.17 |
| Sovan in the Bengali language | ||
| শোভন | sobhana | 66.67 |
| ছোবান | chobana | 33.33 |
| Sovan in the Russian language | ||
| Сован | sovan | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sovan
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