Kovachev Surname

77,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Kovachev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovachev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria5,7991:1,203161
Russia1031:1,399,25397,801
Greece941:117,87019,800
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Ukraine801:569,03463,173
England401:1,392,95161,553
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Kovachev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kovachev (Russian: Ковачев) is more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovachev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kovachev is the 77,612th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,156,386 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Kovachev reside; 94 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Kovachev is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 5,799 people, or 1 in 1,203. In Bulgaria Kovachev is most frequent in: Sofia City Province, where 22 percent are found, Plovdiv Province, where 16 percent are found and Blagoevgrad Province, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Bulgaria this surname exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 2 percent are found and Greece, where 1 percent are found.

Kovachev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kovachev surname is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kovachev surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered with the party.

Kovachev earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.5% more than the national average, earning $57,174 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kovachev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovachev in the Russian language
Ковачевkovacev-

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Footnotes

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