Kovalam Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Kovalam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovalam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India781:9,834,172191,207
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kovalam (15) may also be a first name.

Kovalam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kovalam occurs most in India. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovalam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kovalam is the 1,589,322nd most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Kovalam live; 61 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used given name in the world, held by 15 people.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 9,834,172. In India Kovalam is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 47 percent reside, Kerala, where 21 percent reside and Telangana, where 9 percent reside. Barring India this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 23 percent reside and Qatar, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavalam86203/
Kevalam862/
Kovelaam801/
Kavalamm801/
Kaavalamm751/
Kevelam71138/
Covolam71130/
Cavalam7122/
Kawalam714/
Kowelam711/
Kevelham67103/
Koubaloum633/
Kehwaliam631/
Kaewaliam631/
Khouboulam591/
Cabalam571/
Kaboulom531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kovalam
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