Covián Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Covián Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Covián Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Covian (1,272) & Covían (1) are calculated separately.

Covián Last Name Facts

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

The surname Covián is borne by more people in Chile than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Covian or Covían. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Covián? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Covián live; 47 percent live in South America and 47 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

This last name is most frequently used in Chile, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,202,059. Outside of Chile this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 37 percent are found and Spain, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Covian941,272/
Covían891/
Cobián8381/
Jovián8337/
Covion835/
Couvion77136/
Covione777/
Chovion775/
Coivian773/
Chouvion7156/
Cobian6712,297/
Cavion671,196/
Sovian67598/
Jovian6775/
Covyan6770/
Kobián6735/
Jovion6719/
Cavian677/
Cobion675/
Kovian674/
Cobiàn672/
Jóvián671/
Tchouvian671/
Cavión671/
Covean671/
Cowian670/
Coveon670/
Cowion670/
Covyon670/

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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 Covián
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