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Last name Hov (Hof , Hov , Huovi) , around the globe, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Hov is habitual in Netherlands, where it is quite a common surname, Norway, and Germany, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Netherlands, Germany, and the United States. Very seldom, Hov is the forename as well as the last name.