Cohovi Surname

132,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Cohovi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cohovi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,3811:28,8513,488
Benin311:333,40726,304
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Cohovi (1,627) may also be a first name.

Cohovi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cohovi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Cohovi occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cohovi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 132,253rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,134,606 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cohovi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Cohovi is also the 191,316th most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 1,627 people.

Cohovi is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 3,381 people, or 1 in 28,851. Excluding Ethiopia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 1 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cohouvi927/
Cohavi8351/
Kohovi8327/
Kohouvi7737/
Coșovei7736/
Kcohavi772/
Koehovi771/
Cohover771/
Caovi731/
Kohovich7126/
Kohavi67141/
Kohofi6739/
Caohui6715/
Cohavy6715/
Cohofe678/
Khoavi673/
Kahovi672/
Cohave671/
Cahove671/
Caoová671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cohovi
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