Covers Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Covers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Covers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands991:170,57824,763
United States941:3,855,946211,262
England231:2,422,52489,093
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Covers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Covers is most common in The Netherlands. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Covers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Covers is the 1,014,722nd most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. The surname Covers occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Covers reside; 42 percent reside in Western Europe and 42 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 170,578. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 27 percent are found, North Brabant, where 16 percent are found and Utrecht, where 16 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Covers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Covers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Covers surname increased 470 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 329 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Covers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Covers last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

Covers earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.26% more than the national average, earning $45,418 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scovers9215/
Coverse924/
Chovers923/
Couverst861/
Couverse860/
Cavers831,065/
Sovers8371/
Cobers8330/
Kovers8315/
Cowers8315/
Jovers832/
Zovers830/
Chavers773,845/
Khovers776/
Scavers773/
Chowers772/
Soviers772/
Compers771/
Scowers771/
Ciowers771/
Cahvers771/
Caverse770/
Cowhers770/
Cavears770/
Cowerse770/
Zouvers770/
Cauvers770/
Compeers7153/
Comphers712/
Chaveers711/
Souviers711/
Chaverss711/
Sowers6713,595/
Jowers674,740/
Kevers67248/
Javers67146/
Kovars67140/
Savers6761/
Cavars6723/
Kévers6714/
Kobers6714/
Zavers676/
Kowers674/
Zowers672/
Cowars671/
Cabers671/
Koversova671/
Kavers671/
Cavirs671/
Kovors670/

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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 Covers
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