Covey Surname

37,095th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,211 people bear this surname

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

Covey Surname Definition:

A form of Covert. See A’Court.

Covey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,7531:30,8403,836
Canada1,0081:36,5534,651
England7731:72,0808,252
Australia3841:70,3018,321
Argentina1111:385,07629,732
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
China41:341,830,39216,990
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3211:75,9368,295
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1791:23,0472,891

Covey (194) may also be a first name.

Covey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A form of Covert. See A’Court.

The Norman People (1874)

Covey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Covey is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Covey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Covey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 37,095th most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 512,810 people. Covey is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Covey live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. Covey is also the 651,944th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 194 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 11,753 people, or 1 in 30,840. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and Washington, where 5 percent live. Besides The United States Covey occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Covey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Covey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Covey last name increased 539 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 241 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 286 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Covey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Covey surname is primarily Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Covey surname are 18.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Covey earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.24% less than the national average, earning $43,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.11% less than the national average, earning $47,640 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Couvey9142/
Chovey914/
Coovey912/
Coveye912/
Scovey912/
Covhey910/
Cove893,183/
Covy8952/
Coveyou83200/
Covahey83164/
Chouvey8313/
Choveya8310/
Coveyau834/
Covieya834/
Coveyii832/
Cover807,773/
Cavey802,822/
Coves801,983/
Cowey801,348/
Chove801,059/
Couve801,017/
Cobey80819/
Sovey80471/
Covet80349/
Covez80256/
Covei80186/
Couvy8070/
Covay8062/
Kovey8044/
Covea8026/
Covie8016/
Jovey8014/
Scove806/
Coeve806/
Covys803/
Cosvy802/
Chovy802/
Coveh802/
Scovy802/
Covee801/
Coyve801/
Coviy801/
Coove801/
Covuy801/
Covoy800/
Zovey800/
Covae800/
Coovy800/
Chovheya773/
Coover731,922/
Chobey73749/
Couvez73745/
Chavey73570/
Cowhey73566/
Couvet73402/
Cosbey73286/
Chouvy73276/
Couves73263/
Couvee73146/
Caveye73100/
Soveya7380/
Chouve7378/
Couvée7375/
Ciovee7365/
Caveyo7331/
Covões7330/
Ciovei7327/
Koveya7326/
Coveas7325/
Covetz7325/
Covher7323/
Jouvey7323/
Caveya7322/
Couver7321/
Covett7321/
Coveja7321/
Cooves7314/
Tchove7310/
Covaya737/
Couvea736/
Coubey735/
Chowey735/
Coiver734/
Coveia734/
Scovee732/
Cauvey732/
Chovae732/
Choveh732/
Coveða732/
Compey731/
Chovie731/
Scavey731/
Covest731/
Caveey731/
Cothve731/
Coovay731/
Coveer731/
Cohver731/
Chuove731/
Cobeey731/
Zoveyo731/
Soveyo731/
Ciover731/
Covets731/
Coivet731/
Chovej731/
Coveis731/
Joveys730/
Covesh730/
Coveds730/
Cowwey730/
Scoove730/
Coobey730/
Cova6729,176/
Cave6727,843/
Choubey6725,466/
Kove6714,334/
Jove679,339/
Coby672,527/
Covi672,300/
Cobe671,916/
Cowe671,808/
Sove67286/
Jovy67170/
Cioveie67103/
Cavy6795/
Zove6758/
Cobieya6753/
Cavieya6729/
Choibey6727/
Kovy6723/
Couveia6722/
Cové6721/
Covetts6719/
Choobey6716/
Chaveya6711/
Qove679/
Choovej678/
Chuobey677/
Žove675/
Cowy674/
Choybey674/
Koveyou672/
Chhobey671/
Choviya671/
Chovoyo671/
Chobhey671/
Cavahey671/
Chaveiy671/
Cossbey671/
Gcoover671/
Tchouve671/
Tchoveh671/
Chobeyi671/
Cousbey671/
Covajes671/
Covejos671/
Compeya671/
Coveitz670/
Cooveer670/

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