Kov Surname

82,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Kov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia5,4091:2,863541
Slovakia1671:31,9555,712
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Czechia791:134,60121,287
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
India91:85,229,487684,495
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Kov (468) may also be a first name.

Kov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kov (Arabic: كوف, Hindi: कोव, Marathi: कोव, Russian: Ков) is most common in Cambodia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kov is the 82,148th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,234,550 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Kov live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 92 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 393,633rd most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 468 people.

The last name is most widely held in Cambodia, where it is held by 5,409 people, or 1 in 2,863. In Cambodia it is mostly found in: Phnom Penh, where 21 percent live, Svay Rieng Province, where 12 percent live and Tboung Khmum Province, where 9 percent live. Aside from Cambodia it exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Kov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Christian (55%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kov are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Kov earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.38% less than the national average, earning $39,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kova865,494/
Khov864,666/
Koev863,097/
Kohv86443/
Koiv86216/
Koov8679/
Kovp8622/
Kovt8612/
Hkov8610/
Kovs8610/
Kouv867/
Kovz866/
Kovš862/
Gkov862/
Kovh862/
Koyv861/
Kuov861/
Kcov861/
Kovsh752,202/
Kovch751,140/
Gkova75172/
Khova7545/
Khouv7526/
Khoev755/
Khovt754/
Qukov753/
Kohvs752/
Kovss752/
Kkhov751/
Qqkov751/
Kosvt751/
Kow676,527/
Kav673,193/
Kof67687/
Khoshv67203/
Kev67148/
Kofova6773/
Kávová6760/
Cov6737/
Kovova6732/
Kavová6724/
Kafova6719/
Kovsch6713/
Qov6710/
Koszvh674/
Kavova674/
Qukova672/
Kawová672/
Kkhova671/
Kqhova671/

Kov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kov in the Hindi language
कोवkova-
Kov in the Marathi language
कोवkova-
Kov in the Russian language
Ковkov-
Kov in the Arabic language
كوفkwf-
كفوkfw-

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Footnotes

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