Surname Hovil (Hebel 
, Hovil 
) , in the world, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen Hovil is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, Poland, and Denmark, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Germany, the United States, and Poland. Likewise, Hovil is the forename as well as the last name.