Koovi Surname
Approximately 248 people bear this surname
Koovi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 238 | 1:43,427 | 5,554 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Koovi (491) may also be a first name.
Koovi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koovi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koovi occurs most in Benin. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Koovi.
How Common Is The Last Name Koovi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,020,242nd most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Koovi live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Koovi is also the 383,498th most commonly used given name internationally, held by 491 people.
The last name Koovi is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 238 people, or 1 in 43,427. In Benin it is mostly found in: Kouffo Department, where 58 percent reside, Mono Department, where 17 percent reside and Zou Department, where 8 percent reside. Other than Benin it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 2 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koovie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khoovi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kovi | 89 | 2,858 | / |
| Khoovoi | 83 | 45 | / |
| Khoovai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Coovi | 80 | 10,803 | / |
| Koivi | 80 | 1,194 | / |
| Koevi | 80 | 1,084 | / |
| Kovai | 80 | 329 | / |
| Kovei | 80 | 308 | / |
| Kovio | 80 | 142 | / |
| Kovie | 80 | 136 | / |
| Kouvi | 80 | 117 | / |
| Khovi | 80 | 88 | / |
| Koova | 80 | 31 | / |
| Kovoi | 80 | 30 | / |
| Kuovi | 80 | 21 | / |
| Koove | 80 | 18 | / |
| Kowoi | 80 | 16 | / |
| Koïvi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kotvi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Koviz | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kovii | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kovih | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kojvi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kooui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koviy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koohgivi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kovaić | 73 | 136 | / |
| Kotvis | 73 | 119 | / |
| Kovgai | 73 | 39 | / |
| Koivio | 73 | 27 | / |
| Khoyvi | 73 | 18 | / |
| Kovish | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kovhei | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kouboi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gkouvi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kotvit | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kosvis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kouvoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kouvai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kovhyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kotviz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kovieh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kooveu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kkoobi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kovioh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khovei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koveit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koviss | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kove | 67 | 14,334 | / |
| Kavi | 67 | 10,019 | / |
| Kowi | 67 | 4,307 | / |
| Covi | 67 | 2,300 | / |
| Kuvi | 67 | 441 | / |
| Kouvgai | 67 | 36 | / |
| Gkouvis | 67 | 35 | / |
| Kovy | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kabooyi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kotvich | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kovaich | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kovaitė | 67 | 5 | / |
| Qovi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kosvich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khovaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khotvit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khovich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouvihs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kothvai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouvieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khosvis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowouyi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Koovi
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