Covos Surname

571,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Covos Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the old site with the same name, established in Castile and Andalusia and based in the mountains of Burgos. It comes from Latin cubō, meaning 'refuge', 'place to sleep'.

Covos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1401:1,529,10250,957
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Mexico951:1,306,59215,115
Ecuador771:206,5697,938
Venezuela431:702,42011,917
Colombia181:2,654,11513,778
France161:4,151,420237,746
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Cóvos (2) are calculated separately.

Covos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the old site with the same name, established in Castile and Andalusia and based in the mountains of Burgos. It comes from Latin cubō, meaning 'refuge', 'place to sleep'.

- saelizondor

Covos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Covos is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Cóvos. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Covos? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 571,325th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 13,202,076 people. Covos occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Covos are found; 57 percent are found in South America and 25 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 1,529,102. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 91 percent reside, Goiás, where 5 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 1 percent reside. Beside Brazil it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Mexico, where 17 percent reside.

Covos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Covos has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Covos surname grew 12,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Covos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Covos are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Covos earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 46.52% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,368 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.27% more than the national average, earning $24,125,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 40.18% less than the national average, earning $25,811 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cóvos932/
Covoes9111/
Covo891,535/
Couvois8378/
Coivous8316/
Covosch833/
Cobos8063,641/
Covas803,131/
Couvo80104/
Kovos8080/
Covus8048/
Coivo8033/
Cavos8033/
Covoh8012/
Covoz802/
Cosvo801/
Sovos801/
Covou801/
Covoy800/
Cotvo800/
Cosvosch7713/
Compos73764/
Giovos73143/
Chavos73120/
Couvas7374/
Coevas7355/
Cavois7330/
Covões7330/
Chovas7321/
Covash7312/
Coivas7310/
Cobois739/
Csavos735/
Couvoh735/
Tsovos734/
Cowots734/
Kouvos734/
Cosvas733/
Couvot732/
Conpos732/
Cobosh732/
Kovosh732/
Cauvos732/
Covats731/
Covott731/
Cowoes731/
Cobose731/
Cobots731/
Covasc731/
Coobas731/
Couvoz731/
Cavous730/
Covuse730/
Cobo6743,109/
Cova6729,176/
Cavo671,878/
Cowo671,259/
Chavous671,227/
Kovo67657/
Chavois67133/
Chavosh67132/
Chavoos67108/
Compois6752/
Chawoos6721/
Couvout6719/
Kotvojs6719/
Chovase6718/
Campoos6715/
Chouvus6712/
Kousvos6711/
Coumpos673/
Cahvous672/
Composs672/
Chavoys671/
Scavois671/
Covasch671/
Cawoods671/
Cobotse671/
Côvo671/
Coehvas671/
Caboose670/
Chavose670/

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