The Nova surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 2,131 people carried this name — #13,153 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 126,600 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 83 people named Nova.
19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Aude.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
58 people named Nova live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Nova.
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