Sova

See also: sova, söva, and sôvä

English

Etymology

From Czech sova (“owl”), Slovak sova (“owl”), Serbo-Croatian sova (“owl”), Slovene sova (“owl”), or a respelling of Polish Sowa.

Proper noun

Sova (plural Sovas)

1. A surname from Czech.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sova is the 13752^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2200 individuals. Sova is most common among White (93.95%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sova”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• OAVs, OVAs, VOAs, avos, vaso-