Tovan Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Norway

Tovan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tovan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam2131:434,9581,360
Norway231:223,57824,793
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Tovan (626) may also be a first name.

Tovan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tovan (Arabic: طوفان, Hindi: तोवन, Marathi: तोवन, Russian: Тован) is most common in Vietnam. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tovan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 893,754th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 24,291,820 people. The surname Tovan is primarily found in Asia, where 79 percent of Tovan live; 79 percent live in Southeast Asia and 71 percent live in Viet-Asia. Tovan is also the 333,003rd most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 626 people.

It is most common in Vietnam, where it is held by 213 people, or 1 in 434,958. In Vietnam it is most prevalent in: Southeast, where 53 percent reside, North Central, where 14 percent reside and Red River Delta, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Vietnam Tovan exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 8 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Tovan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tovan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tovan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tovan surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Tovan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 19.05% more than the national average, earning 412,010 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tovane9125/
Touvan9110/
Tovang9110/
Thovan918/
Tovean915/
Tosvan911/
Tovajn911/
Tohvan911/
Thovane8317/
Tovasin836/
Touvant830/
Tavan805,016/
Towan801,053/
Toban80931/
Tovon80218/
Tevan80154/
Tovam801/
Tovanova7718/
Thouvanh772/
Toivanne771/
Thevan73809/
Teevan73774/
Towane73438/
Tavant73361/
Tobane73308/
Tobang73237/
Tosuan73182/
Tavane73177/
Tavand73130/
Thavan73116/
Tonpan7369/
Tatvan7341/
Tompan7334/
Tauvan7329/
Touban7329/
Tavhan7321/
Tehvan7319/
Tobajn7315/
Thoban7313/
Toyban7311/
Taavan738/
Toiban737/
Tovong736/
Thowan736/
Toyuan736/
Toiwan735/
Tavang735/
Towwan735/
Tavanh734/
Tobain734/
Tahvan734/
Tooban733/
Ttavan733/
Touwan733/
Tohban732/
Towain732/
Tuivan732/
Tobann731/
Tevain731/
Toband731/
Tavain731/
Tuoban731/
Tuowan731/
Toowan731/
Touvon731/
Tovaim731/
Tovein731/
Towaan731/
Tavgan731/
Tohwan731/
Towgan731/
Toswan731/
Tevean730/
Tevann730/
Thobane672,449/
Thouban67750/
Toubane67225/
Taavaan67177/
Thonpan67165/
Toumpan67120/
Thowane6783/
Tatvain6756/
Thavain6736/
Thavane6722/
Thevanh6720/
Tavahan6720/
Tonphan6715/
Toubang6712/
Tavamng6712/
Thobhan6710/
Tahvand679/
Tosuang678/
Thavaan677/
Tavasin676/
Thompan675/
Tonpain675/
Towahan675/
Tavaine675/
Toompan675/
Tavhane674/
Touwane674/
Tovoten674/
Toonpan674/
Tuowang673/
Tommpan672/
Tobanne672/
Tobeang672/
Tobagne672/
Toibang672/
Tobhane671/
Toubgan671/
Thobain671/
Tauvajn671/
Tavatin671/
Toehuan671/
Tobaang671/
Tobaine671/
Tobaing671/
Tochwan671/
Toiwane671/
Touwann671/
Tounpan671/
Toubaan671/
Tauvean671/
Tavacin671/
Tatvaun671/
Thoiban671/
Toowuan671/
Toivong671/
Towasin671/
Thouwan671/
Thovong671/
Thowwan671/
Thavanh671/
Thatvan671/
Tomphan670/

Tovan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tovan in the Hindi language
तोवनtovana-
Tovan in the Marathi language
तोवनtovana-
Tovan in the Russian language
Тованtovan-
Tovan in the Arabic language
طوفانtwfan-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tovan
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