Covenant Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Covenant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Covenant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
England51:11,143,612252,590
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Covenant (1,190) may also be a first name.

Covenant Last Name Facts

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

Covenant is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Covenant? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,415,499th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Covenant reside; 47 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 229,828th most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 1,190 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria Covenant is most frequent in: Rivers, where 24 percent live, Cross River, where 15 percent live and Delta, where 15 percent live. Besides Nigeria Covenant is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent live and Kenya, where 5 percent live.

Covenant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Covenant has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Covenant surname grew 555 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Covenant Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Covenant surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Covenant earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.79% less than the national average, earning $25,978 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Covenants9411/
Couvenant943/
Covenan930/
Covanant885/
Cavenant881/
Covenon8057/
Cobenan802/
Cowengan757/
Covesnon751/
Cobenhan750/
Covenham750/
Chavinant710/
Kavenan67140/
Kovenon6768/
Khovananth675/
Cabenan673/
Cobinan671/
Cavenon671/
Kovinan670/
Cavinan670/

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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 Covenant
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