Covay Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Covay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Covay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Covay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Covay is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Covay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Covay is the 2,436,415th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. Covay occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Covay are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 6,838,848. In The United States Covay is mostly concentrated in: California, where 23 percent are found, Ohio, where 15 percent are found and Nevada, where 13 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Covay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Covay has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,060 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Covay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Covay surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Covay earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.55% more than the national average, earning $75,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Covaya917/
Coovay911/
Cova8929,176/
Covy8952/
Covahey83164/
Covey8014,211/
Covas803,131/
Covat802,665/
Scova80583/
Chova80582/
Sovay80112/
Coeva8089/
Couvy8070/
Coway8047/
Covaz8043/
Covea8026/
Cobay8024/
Covad8024/
Cavay8016/
Jovay807/
Kovay805/
Covai804/
Couva803/
Covys803/
Cosvy802/
Chovy802/
Scovy802/
Coova802/
Coiva802/
Covaş802/
Ciova801/
Covaa801/
Covaș801/
Coyva801/
Coviy801/
Gcova801/
Covuy801/
Covoy800/
Covah800/
Covae800/
Coovy800/
Tchouvay771/
Compay73903/
Souvay73671/
Covais73367/
Chouvy73276/
Tchova73272/
Cavaye73237/
Covach73177/
Chovha73172/
Covaia7397/
Chobay7377/
Couvas7374/
Chovau7365/
Couvat7358/
Covașă7348/
Couvey7342/
Cavaya7334/
Cotbay7332/
Coveas7325/
Coveja7321/
Choway7320/
Cochva7315/
Chovga7314/
Covash7312/
Coivas7310/
Cavayé738/
Chovai737/
Josvay737/
Couvea736/
Sovaya735/
Cavayi735/
Kovayi735/
Chavay734/
Kotvay734/
Chouva734/
Chovey734/
Coveia734/
Jovaya734/
Cobaye734/
Kovaya733/
Cosvas733/
Coovey732/
Couway732/
Coveye732/
Chovae732/
Coubay732/
Scovey732/
Chsova732/
Coveða732/
Zovayo732/
Kovaye731/
Cauvay731/
Covats731/
Covatt731/
Cowway731/
Scoway731/
Sovajy731/
Sovaye731/
Conpay731/
Covatz731/
Kovayu731/
Chuova731/
Cotvaz731/
Coybay731/
Cohway731/
Zovaya731/
Covhey730/
Coiway730/
Cosbay730/
Sova6721,879/
Coba6718,047/
Cava6713,459/
Kova675,494/
Cove673,183/
Coby672,527/
Covi672,300/
Caby671,988/
Jova671,581/
Covault67885/
Cowa67412/
Choubay67351/
Zova67318/
Coveyou67200/
Jovy67170/
Cavy6795/
Covatch6776/
Chovaha6763/
Chavaya6753/
Kovy6723/
Couveia6722/
Cové6721/
Chavaye6717/
Çova6715/
Chouvey6713/
Choveya6710/
Kachvay676/
Chavayo675/
Cavayas675/
Coveyau674/
Covieya674/
Cowy674/
Couvaud674/
Kovayas673/
Chowayi672/
Coveyii672/
Chouvha672/
Tchovai672/
Compaya672/
Qova672/
Choibay671/
Chovhah671/
Choviya671/
Chovoyo671/
Choobay671/
Cavahey671/
Cavayos671/
Chavaay671/
Cuobaya671/
Cowayed671/
Sovajiy671/
Chowaye671/
Jovayed671/
Čova671/
Zouvaye671/
Céva671/
Chobayo671/
Chobhay671/
Chavayi671/
Cavajiy671/
Covajes671/
Compaye671/
Covasch671/
Cossway670/
Cawy670/

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