Kova Surname
Approximately 5,494 people bear this surname
Kova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,178 | 1:352,188 | 19,215 |
| Russia | 813 | 1:177,273 | 19,948 |
| Tanzania | 767 | 1:69,024 | 7,275 |
| Cameroon | 494 | 1:42,043 | 5,588 |
| Papua New Guinea | 375 | 1:21,743 | 2,336 |
| Turkey | 255 | 1:305,182 | 19,927 |
| Indonesia | 65 | 1:2,034,603 | 127,068 |
| Ukraine | 56 | 1:812,905 | 81,323 |
| South Africa | 50 | 1:1,083,554 | 64,652 |
| Belarus | 47 | 1:202,150 | 25,664 |
| United States | 43 | 1:8,429,278 | 367,833 |
| Solomon Islands | 43 | 1:13,489 | 2,481 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| Finland | 34 | 1:161,668 | 14,556 |
| Uzbekistan | 33 | 1:937,247 | 18,607 |
| Kazakhstan | 27 | 1:654,907 | 44,542 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Greece | 20 | 1:553,990 | 69,165 |
| Serbia | 16 | 1:446,559 | 18,714 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10 | 1:353,640 | 13,005 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 1:1,929,824 | 23,635 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
The alternate forms: Kõva (116) & Ková (2) are calculated separately.
Kova (3,045) may also be a first name.
Kova Demographics
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Kova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kova Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kova (Arabic: كوفا, Georgian: კოვა, Hindi: कोवा, Marathi: कोवा, Russian: Кова) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Kõva or Ková. For other potential spellings of Kova click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kova? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kova is the 87,552nd most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,326,455 people. The surname Kova occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Kova reside; 40 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 130,878th most common first name internationally It is held by 3,045 people.
This last name is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 2,178 people, or 1 in 352,188. In India Kova is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 77 percent live, Maharashtra, where 17 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent live. Apart from India this surname occurs in 66 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 15 percent live and Tanzania, where 14 percent live.
Kova Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kova last name is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Kova surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kova earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 142.82% more than the national average, earning R 577,032 per year and in United States they earn 25.98% more than the national average, earning $54,358 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kova in the Georgian language | ||
| კოვა | kova | - |
| Kova in the Hindi language | ||
| कोवा | kova | - |
| Kova in the Marathi language | ||
| कोवा | kova | - |
| Kova in the Russian language | ||
| Кова | kova | - |
| Kova in the Arabic language | ||
| كوفا | kwfa | - |
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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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- 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 Kova
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