Cović Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Cović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia331:128,14018,569
Bosnia and Herzegovina261:136,0159,570
Serbia221:324,77015,940
Montenegro111:58,1423,476
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Čović (5,001), Covic (1,300), Ćović (42), Çoviç (2) & Čovič (2) are calculated separately.

Cović Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cović is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Čović, Covic, Ćović, Çoviç or Čovič. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cović? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,907,068th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Cović live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 128,140. In Croatia it is primarily found in: City of Zagreb, where 48 percent live, Split-Dalmatia County, where 36 percent live and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Croatia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 27 percent live and Serbia, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čović935,001/
Covic931,300/
Ćović9342/
Çoviç872/
Čovič872/
Jović8037,997/
Sović80749/
Ković80466/
Zović80166/
Coviz8019/
Cobić8014/
Cavić8010/
Coviţ801/
Covich73495/
Covitz73360/
Kovaić73136/
Covici7370/
Djović737/
Couvic736/
Covits734/
Covics733/
Coveci732/
Covicz731/
Josvić731/
Chovich6741/
Covietz6738/
Covitch6724/
Chovitz6720/
Csovics6716/
Džuović6714/
Ciovich6711/
Coviche673/
Džgović671/
Chovits671/
Coveitz670/

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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
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  • 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 Cović
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