Coves Surname

208,569th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Coves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Coves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1,6351:28,5952,938
France2541:261,50740,317
Cuba361:320,0755,584
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

The alternate forms: Cöves (1) are calculated separately.

Coves Last Name Facts

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

Coves is borne by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Cöves. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coves? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 208,569th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,675,011 people. Coves is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Coves are found; 82 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 82 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

It is most widely held in Spain, where it is carried by 1,635 people, or 1 in 28,595. In Spain Coves is mostly concentrated in: Valencian Community, where 92 percent are found, Catalonia, where 4 percent are found and Andalusia, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Spain it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 13 percent are found and Cuba, where 2 percent are found.

Coves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Coves has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Coves last name contracted 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cöves931/
Couves91263/
Choves91148/
Covões9130/
Coveas9125/
Cooves9114/
Covest911/
Covese911/
Covets911/
Coveis911/
Covesh910/
Coveds910/
Cove893,183/
Covetts8319/
Covesse832/
Chouves831/
Covey8014,211/
Cover807,773/
Joves804,036/
Caves803,088/
Covis801,063/
Couve801,017/
Cowes80370/
Covet80349/
Koves80304/
Covez80256/
Covei80186/
Cobes8061/
Covea8026/
Covex8021/
Covec8017/
Covie8016/
Soves8011/
Covys803/
Coveh802/
Covee801/
Coyve801/
Coove801/
Chuohves771/
Chaves73363,112/
Coover731,922/
Couvez73745/
Couvet73402/
Covais73367/
Coubes73255/
Cavese73247/
Compes73245/
Couvee73146/
Couvée7375/
Cavies7358/
Jouves7350/
Couvey7342/
Kovets7342/
Kovess7329/
Cahves7326/
Covetz7325/
Covher7323/
Couver7321/
Covett7321/
Covish7320/
Cháves7317/
Chovez7314/
Sovies7314/
Kovesh7311/
Scovis7310/
Zouves7310/
Cauves7310/
Ciaves739/
Kouves739/
Chowes736/
Couvea736/
Chovis735/
Caaves735/
Gioves734/
Coiver734/
Cobeas733/
Covice733/
Coobes732/
Coovey732/
Khoves732/
Cobets732/
Cowges732/
Koeves732/
Joives732/
Joveas732/
Cobeis732/
Covise732/
Coveða732/
Cowies732/
Coybes732/
Covios732/
Scaves731/
Jovest731/
Cothve731/
Conpes731/
Couwes731/
Coveer731/
Cowees731/
Cohver731/
Cobest731/
Jhoves731/
Cgaves731/
Catves731/
Coivet731/
Qcaves731/
Chobes731/
Joveys730/
Covhey730/
Soveys730/
Cowets730/
Soveis730/
Caveus730/
Cowhes730/
Cosbes730/
Cavess730/
Cave6727,843/
Kove6714,334/
Covi672,300/
Cobe671,916/
Cowe671,808/
Covahey67164/
Couvois6778/
Covy6752/
Scovish6742/
Cové6721/
Chaveas6716/
Tzouves6713/
Tchaves6712/
Souveus6711/
Qove679/
Chovais677/
Cousvis676/
Cahaves676/
Chavess675/
Chavesz674/
Coompes674/
Chavees673/
Covisse673/
Coviche673/
Coewiss672/
Chhaves672/
Kouvesh671/
Choivez671/
Chavesh671/
Cobesse671/
Gcoover671/
Chaveis671/
Chavese671/
Choubes671/
Chaaves671/
Khovesh671/
Chávezs671/
Coveitz670/
Cooveer670/
Cottvis670/

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Footnotes

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