Kovalyov Surname

8,638th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kovalyov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovalyov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia55,7511:2,585256
Belarus7,8181:1,21542
Kazakhstan1,5001:11,7881,811
Uzbekistan1961:157,8027,081
Ukraine861:529,33459,870
Transnistria831:5,7191,045
Turkmenistan831:66,1341,261
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Moldova681:52,3737,527
Tajikistan351:239,6202,085
Kyrgyzstan351:170,64717,707
Azerbaijan251:385,9658,091
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Georgia71:535,07818,425
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Armenia51:586,03610,281
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Kovalyov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kovalyov (Russian: Ковалёв) is found most frequently in Russia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovalyov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,638th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 110,733 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Kovalyov reside; 69 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 68 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Kovalyov is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 55,751 people, or 1 in 2,585. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Sakhalin Oblast, where 7 percent reside, Rostov Oblast, where 6 percent reside and Moscow, where 5 percent reside. Beside Russia it exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 12 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside.

Kovalyov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (78%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kovalyov surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 46.15% registered with the political party.

Kovalyov earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.97% more than the national average, earning $50,472 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kovalyov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovalyov in the Russian language
Ковалёвkovalev-

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Footnotes

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