Gkovesi Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Gkovesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gkovesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece281:395,70752,747
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gkovesi Last Name Facts

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

Gkovesi is more commonly found in Greece than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gkovesi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gkovesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gkovesi is the 3,602,217th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Gkovesi are found; 93 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Gkovesi is most numerous in Greece, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 395,707. In Greece Gkovesi is primarily found in: Attica, where 93 percent are found, Central Greece, where 4 percent are found and South Aegean, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Greece it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 3 percent are found and Thailand, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gkovesis9355/
Kovesi92119/
Kovesci8621/
Gkavesi8618/
Kovessi864/
Koveasi861/
Gkavesis804/
Koveissi802/
Kövesi77996/
Kovasi77592/
Kobesi77323/
Kovesy7741/
Kovosi7734/
Covesi7713/
Kevesi776/
Kavesi775/
Kovisi774/
Kovesa772/
Koveci771/
Kooveyshi751/
Gkouvysis751/
Kovassi71107/
Kovashi71101/
Kövessi7159/
Kovessy7128/
Covessi719/
Koeveci718/
Kobeisi716/
Kavetsi715/
Kaveshi715/
Kovechi715/
Kobeysi715/
Kobessi714/
Kovaasi713/
Kauvesi712/
Khovasi711/
Khavesi711/
Keveshi711/
Kovesha711/
Kaveasi711/
Kobeissi671,352/
Gkampesi6744/
Koveysha6722/
Koverzai6721/
Kobiessi673/
Koubeisi672/
Kovaschi672/
Kovesces671/
Kovessey671/
Kobeyssi671/
Khovashi671/
Khobeisi671/
Kheveshi671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gkovesi
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