Covu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Israel

Covu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Covu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Covu (5) may also be a first name.

Covu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Covu occurs more in Chile more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Covu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Covu occurs mostly in Africa, where 25 percent of Covu are found; 25 percent are found in Central Africa and 25 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 5 people.

It is most prevalent in Chile, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 17,616,474. In Chile it is most frequent in: Atacama Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Chile it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and France, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chovu89237/
Covut89139/
Covus8948/
Ciovu894/
Covuy891/
Covou891/
Chovau8065/
Chovuu8011/
Tchovu801/
Cavu75358/
Kovu75162/
Sovu75120/
Jovu75100/
Zovu7566/
Cobu7511/
Qovu755/
Cowu751/
Covault73885/
Couvout7319/
Coivous7316/
Chouvou734/
Couvaud734/
Koivu672,092/
Cobuz671,291/
Chobu671,073/
Cavus67918/
Ciobu67792/
Kovou67695/
Cobus67514/
Cobut67452/
Chavu67369/
Sovau67159/
Cabou67138/
Cobau67106/
Cavut6792/
Cavau6770/
Djovu6741/
Compu6736/
Khovu6729/
Kouvu6725/
Cowup6718/
Cobou6713/
Chowu6712/
Zgovu6710/
Koveu676/
Cobeu675/
Jouvu673/
Tsovu672/
Tchouvou672/
Cauvu672/
Caavu671/
Cavuş671/
Sovuj671/
Kovhu671/
Covão671/
Jovhu671/
Coweu671/
Cowuu671/
Zovhu671/
Zhovu671/
Sovuh671/
Sovui671/
Zovud671/
Cavou671/
Sgovu671/

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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 Covu
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