Hovinga

Hovinga Meaning & Origin

About Hovinga
The surname Hovinga is of Dutch origin and is derived from the personal name Hoving, which itself is a variant of the name Hovius. The name Hovius is derived from the Middle Dutch word "hove" meaning "court" or "manor" and was likely used to denote someone who lived or worked at a manor or court. Therefore, the surname Hovinga can be interpreted to mean "one who is associated with a manor or court."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Hovinga is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Hovinga: 161
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 109,758
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hovinga based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HFNK
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H010520
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AH0 V IH1 NG G AH0
🌐 IPA
/hovinga*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HFNK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H152

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hovinga in Braille

Here's how to represent Hovinga in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Hovinga in braille

How to sign the name Hovinga using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Hovinga using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Hovinga in sign language

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