Covey Surname
Approximately 14,211 people bear this surname
Covey Surname Definition:
A form of Covert. See A’Court.
Covey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,753 | 1:30,840 | 3,836 |
| Canada | 1,008 | 1:36,553 | 4,651 |
| England | 773 | 1:72,080 | 8,252 |
| Australia | 384 | 1:70,301 | 8,321 |
| Argentina | 111 | 1:385,076 | 29,732 |
| New Zealand | 60 | 1:75,472 | 11,103 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 321 | 1:75,936 | 8,295 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,179 | 1:23,047 | 2,891 |
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.
Covey Demographics
Average Male Covey Height
177.27 cm
Average Female Covey Height
161.57 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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 can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Covey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 37,095th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 512,810 people. The surname Covey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Covey are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Covey is also the 651,944th most frequent 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 Covey is mostly found in: California, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and Washington, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.
Covey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Covey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Covey surname grew 539 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 241 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 286 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Covey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Covey last name is chiefly Catholic (60%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Covey last name are 18.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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.
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