Covarrubias Surname

7,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Covarrubias Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'red caves'. It derives from the word cova, meaning 'cave', and rubio, meaning 'red'.

Covarrubias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico57,1871:2,171306
United States13,7261:26,4073,321
Chile4,1691:4,226586
Bolivia5591:18,9921,608
Peru4251:74,7865,390
Spain4201:111,3148,840
Philippines2891:350,30547,129
Argentina1871:228,57418,728
Venezuela491:616,41010,951
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Panama241:163,0115,136
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
France111:6,038,429280,838
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Norway81:642,78647,258
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
England51:11,143,612252,590
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Covarrúbias (1) are calculated separately.

Covarrubias (45) may also be a first name.

Covarrubias Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'red caves'. It derives from the word cova, meaning 'cave', and rubio, meaning 'red'.

- danielc0117

Covarrubias Last Name Facts

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

The last name Covarrubias is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Covarrúbias. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Covarrubias? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,350th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 94,343 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Covarrubias are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 45 people.

The surname Covarrubias is most common in Mexico, where it is held by 57,187 people, or 1 in 2,171. In Mexico Covarrubias is mostly concentrated in: Jalisco, where 24 percent are found, Nuevo León, where 8 percent are found and Baja California, where 6 percent are found. Other than Mexico this last name occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Chile, where 5 percent are found.

Covarrubias Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Covarrubias has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Covarrubias surname grew 686,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Covarrubias Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Covarrubias are 44.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.3% being registered with the party.

The amount Covarrubias earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 60.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,093 per year; in United States they earn 11.18% less than the national average, earning $38,324 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.96% less than the national average, earning $29,830 CAD per year.

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