What is "hovdenak"

Hovdenak is a Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Hilde Hovdenak (born 1971), Norwegian long-distance runner
• Nils Olaf Hovdenak (1854-1942), Norwegian politician
• Ola Herje Hovdenak (born 1973), Norwegian ski mountaineer
• Olaf Hovdenak (1891–1929), Norwegian long-distance runner
• Odd Hovdenak (born 1917), Norwegian civil servant