Couves Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Portugal

Couves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Couves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:557,18134,216
Canada601:614,09350,489
Portugal471:221,6658,706
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623

Couves Last Name Facts

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

The last name Couves has its highest incidence in England. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Couves? popularity and diffusion

It is the 980,795th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. The surname Couves is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Couves live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Couves is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 557,181. In England Couves is mostly concentrated in: Kent, where 34 percent reside, Essex, where 17 percent reside and East Sussex, where 13 percent reside. Beside England this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 23 percent reside and Portugal, where 18 percent reside.

Couves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Couves has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Couves surname rose 345 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Couves Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Couves earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 191.29% more than the national average, earning R 692,220 per year; in United States they earn 43.09% less than the national average, earning $24,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.24% more than the national average, earning $50,798 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chouves921/
Coves911,983/
Couve911,017/
Cuves9111/
Couvez83745/
Couvet83402/
Coubes83255/
Chuves83150/
Choves83148/
Couvee83146/
Cueves83114/
Couvée8375/
Jouves8350/
Couvey8342/
Covões8330/
Coveas8325/
Couver8321/
Ciuves8321/
Cuveas8315/
Cooves8314/
Zouves8310/
Cauves8310/
Kouves839/
Couvea836/
Cuyves833/
Covest831/
Couwes831/
Covese831/
Covets831/
Cuvies831/
Coveis831/
Covesh830/
Coveds830/
Cove803,183/
Cuve8039/
Couvois7778/
Cujives7745/
Couybes7741/
Covetts7719/
Tzouves7713/
Souveus7711/
Chauves779/
Cueveas778/
Cousvis776/
Covesse772/
Kouvesh771/
Choubes771/
Chuvess770/
Covey7314,211/
Cover737,773/
Joves734,036/
Caves733,088/
Covis731,063/
Cauve73996/
Kouve73757/
Cowes73370/
Covet73349/
Koves73304/
Covez73256/
Coube73255/
Covei73186/
Cosue73104/
Cubes7397/
Couvy7370/
Cobes7361/
Suves7358/
Cuvet7357/
Juves7349/
Cuvex7348/
Covea7326/
Kuves7326/
Couvé7326/
Covex7321/
Cuver7318/
Covec7317/
Covie7316/
Soves7311/
Couvi7311/
Coeve736/
Cuvey735/
Cuvei734/
Cuvhe733/
Caoue733/
Couva733/
Covys733/
Cuvea732/
Cuvis732/
Coveh732/
Cueve731/
Cuvez731/
Covee731/
Coyve731/
Ceuve731/
Cuvée731/
Coove731/
Coiue731/
Coyue731/
Cuwes730/
Cahueves713/
Chuohves711/
Chaves67363,112/
Coover671,922/
Cauvet67860/
Covais67367/
Chuvez67305/
Cavese67247/
Compes67245/
Coubis67154/
Cohuet67149/
Couwet67125/
Cauvez67108/
Kohues6788/
Couwez6778/
Cavies6758/
Cauver6746/
Kovets6742/
Kovess6729/
Cahves6726/
Covetz6725/
Coubès6724/
Covher6723/
Cauvis6723/
Covett6721/
Covish6720/
Cuebes6720/
Suvesh6719/
Cuvice6718/
Cháves6717/
Sauves6714/
Chovez6714/
Sovies6714/
Cajues6712/
Kovesh6711/
Scovis6710/
Cubies6710/
Ciaves679/
Chuvis679/
Coubez679/
Cahues678/
Cuyver678/
Caives677/
Caubes677/
Couvic676/
Chowes676/
Khuves676/
Seuves676/
Coubey675/
Chovis675/
Czuvys675/
Caaves675/
Kuvesh674/
Gioves674/
Cuevis674/
Juvesh674/
Coiver674/
Cobeas673/
Covice673/
Cubeus673/
Suvies673/
Coobes672/
Coovey672/
Khoves672/
Cobets672/
Cowges672/
Cauvey672/
Koeves672/
Joives672/
Joveas672/
Cobeis672/
Covise672/
Coveða672/
Cowies672/
Coybes672/
Caiove672/
Covios672/
Jauves672/
Scaves671/
Kouwes671/
Caouet671/
Cajoue671/
Jovest671/
Cuebis671/
Cuevea671/
Cuiver671/
Cothve671/
Cuouet671/
Conpes671/
Coouer671/
Coveer671/
Cowees671/
Coyive671/
Cohver671/
Cobest671/
Jhoves671/
Chubes671/
Cgaves671/
Juives671/
Koueve671/
Zouvis671/
Cahoue671/
Chuwes671/
Cauvec671/
Catves671/
Ceives671/
Cubeas671/
Coyoue671/
Cohoue671/
Coivet671/
Cheuve671/
Qcaves671/
Coebes671/
Chobes671/
Cuvece671/
Coueva671/
Keuves671/
Joveys670/
Covhey670/
Josues670/
Caeues670/
Cosuer670/
Soveys670/
Cowets670/
Soveis670/
Caveus670/
Cowhes670/
Cosbes670/
Ceaves670/
Cavess670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Couves
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