Covarrubias Surname
Approximately 77,245 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 57,187 | 1:2,171 | 306 |
| United States | 13,726 | 1:26,407 | 3,321 |
| Chile | 4,169 | 1:4,226 | 586 |
| Bolivia | 559 | 1:18,992 | 1,608 |
| Peru | 425 | 1:74,786 | 5,390 |
| Spain | 420 | 1:111,314 | 8,840 |
| Philippines | 289 | 1:350,305 | 47,129 |
| Argentina | 187 | 1:228,574 | 18,728 |
| Venezuela | 49 | 1:616,410 | 10,951 |
| Brazil | 37 | 1:5,785,793 | 142,916 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Panama | 24 | 1:163,011 | 5,136 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
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'.
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Covarrubias Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Covarrubias Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Covarrubias occurs most in Mexico. It can also be rendered as: Covarrúbias. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Covarrubias? popularity and diffusion
The last name Covarrubias is the 7,350th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 94,343 people. Covarrubias is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Covarrubias reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Covarrubias is also the 1,504,468th most common first name in the world It is held by 45 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is borne by 57,187 people, or 1 in 2,171. In Mexico it is mostly found in: Jalisco, where 24 percent live, Nuevo León, where 8 percent live and Baja California, where 6 percent live. Other than Mexico it is found in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Chile, where 5 percent live.
Covarrubias Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Covarrubias has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Covarrubias surname increased 686,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Covarrubias Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Covarrubias last name are 44.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.3% being registered to vote for 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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