Covenden Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Covenden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Covenden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Covenden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Covenden is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Covenden? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,683,218th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Covenden reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Covenden is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 595,359. In South Africa Covenden is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 67 percent are found, Gauteng, where 20 percent are found and North West, where 10 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent are found and New Zealand, where 7 percent are found.

Covenden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Covenden has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Covenden Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Covenden earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 281.02% more than the national average, earning R 905,460 per year and in Canada they earn 1.34% less than the national average, earning $49,016 CAD per year.

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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 Covenden
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