Covao Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Covao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Covao Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal281:372,08012,265
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Covao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Covao is most common in Portugal. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Covao? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Covao is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Covao reside; 93 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 93 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The surname Covao is most common in Portugal, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 372,080. Barring Portugal Covao occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent are found and Norway, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chovao912/
Couvao911/
Kovao806/
Cavao803/
Cowao802/
Cobao801/
Chavao73106/
Compao73102/
Cavaos735/
Kovaos732/
Cobaou731/
Cavaozs671/
Chavaou671/
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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 Covao
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