Kovalyk Surname

91,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kovalyk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovalyk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine5,0211:9,0661,082
Russia1741:828,29367,348
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Kovalyk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kovalyk (Russian: Ковалык) is more commonly found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovalyk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 91,002nd most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,384,938 people. The surname Kovalyk occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Kovalyk live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is carried by 5,021 people, or 1 in 9,066. In Ukraine Kovalyk is mostly concentrated in: Lviv Oblast, where 43 percent live, Ternopil Oblast, where 7 percent live and Rivne Oblast, where 7 percent live. Other than Ukraine Kovalyk is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Kovalyk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kovalyk surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Kovalyk earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 64.63% less than the national average, earning $15,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.77% more than the national average, earning $50,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kovalyk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovalyk in the Russian language
Ковалыкkovalyk-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kovalyk
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