Family name Hovstad (Hovstad 
) , worldwide, is a rare surname. The family name Hovstad is characteristic of Norway, where it is quite a rare surname, Denmark, where it is a rare surname, and South Africa, where it is an extremely rare surname.
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| Hovstad | Norway, United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, South Africa |
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johan hovstad Norwegian philologist (1896-1959) (b. 1896) |
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| håkon hovstad Norwegian historian (b. 1933) |
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| knut anders hovstad researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-7108-0787) |
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