Covataru Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Covataru Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from the Romanian word covata (noun), which means 'dough bowl', a tool used for baking bread in, or serving as a cradle, that is basically handcrafted by sculpting wood. It is said that long time ago, before identity cards and family names existed, people were distinguished function of their job speciality, so the person crafting the wooden bowl became covatarul (noun), and later on covatariu because of the language development or in some cases spelling errors.
Read More About This SurnameCovataru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 40 | 1:501,947 | 38,412 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
The alternate forms: Covătaru (1) are calculated separately.
Covataru Surname Meaning
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This surname comes from the Romanian word covata (noun), which means 'dough bowl', a tool used for baking bread in, or serving as a cradle, that is basically handcrafted by sculpting wood. It is said that long time ago, before identity cards and family names existed, people were distinguished function of their job speciality, so the person crafting the wooden bowl became covatarul (noun), and later on covatariu because of the language development or in some cases spelling errors.
- claudia_covatariuCovataru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Covataru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Covataru has its highest incidence in Romania. It can occur in the variant forms: Covătaru. Click here to see other possible spellings of Covataru.
How Common Is The Last Name Covataru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,944,094th most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Covataru live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in Romanian Europe.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 501,947. In Romania Covataru is most common in: Suceava County, where 73 percent are found, Călărași County, where 10 percent are found and Timiș County, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Romania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Moldova, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covătaru | 96 | 1 | / |
| Covatariu | 94 | 94 | / |
| Covatar | 93 | 13 | / |
| Covatari | 88 | 21 | / |
| Ciobataru | 82 | 15 | / |
| Covatiyar | 82 | 3 | / |
| Kovatar | 80 | 56 | / |
| Cavatar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kowataru | 75 | 72 | / |
| Cavataro | 75 | 20 | / |
| Cavadaru | 75 | 10 | / |
| Cavaytar | 75 | 8 | / |
| Covatoro | 75 | 5 | / |
| Cavaturu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Covotari | 75 | 2 | / |
| Co Vadar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chvaturu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Covaderu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kovitaru | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cofadaru | 75 | 1 | / |
| Savataru | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ciobotaru | 71 | 10,792 | / |
| Chobotaru | 71 | 256 | / |
| Cavadharu | 71 | 27 | / |
| Cvitar | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kovtar | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ciabotaru | 71 | 7 | / |
| Cavatairo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Covter | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gaivataru | 71 | 3 | / |
| Govtru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kovatr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caevatara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cavataera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cavadar | 67 | 1,580 | / |
| Gavatar | 67 | 289 | / |
| Cuvadar | 67 | 120 | / |
| Kavatar | 67 | 88 | / |
| Kevatar | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kotbattaru | 67 | 11 | / |
| Cavater | 67 | 11 | / |
| Govadar | 67 | 9 | / |
| Cavatur | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cavadharau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kovatre | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kovadar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cavatri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kovatur | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuvatar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cvadari | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kivatar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kovotar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Covdari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovatri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovytar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuvitar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Covidar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavatara U | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cavadharuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Covotri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giobotaru | 59 | 3 | / |
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