Covilhã Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Covilhã Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
The alternate forms: Covilha (42) & Covilhâ (1) are calculated separately.
Covilhã Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Covilhã Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Covilhã is found in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Covilha or Covilhâ. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Covilhã? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,273,756th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Covilhã occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Covilhã reside; 94 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 94 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
The surname Covilhã is most frequent in Portugal, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 157,852. Outside of Portugal it exists in one country. It is also common in Angola, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covilha | 95 | 42 | / |
| Covilhâ | 95 | 1 | / |
| Covilho | 86 | 1 | / |
| Covilo | 77 | 68 | / |
| Covila | 77 | 25 | / |
| Cavilha | 71 | 660 | / |
| Covilla | 71 | 345 | / |
| Covillo | 71 | 185 | / |
| Covielo | 71 | 58 | / |
| Cavilah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Covelho | 71 | 4 | / |
| Covilio | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cobilha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Covilay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Covilan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Coviello | 67 | 8,549 | / |
| Coviella | 67 | 372 | / |
| Cavilhas | 67 | 75 | / |
| Covillon | 67 | 37 | / |
| Couvelha | 67 | 14 | / |
| Cavilhan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Covillas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Coviglio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Covillot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Coveillo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Covielio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cavilhon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Covieloo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Covilian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Covilion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cobiloth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Covillea | 67 | 0 | / |
| Scovillo | 67 | 0 | / |
| Scovilla | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Covilhã
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