Kovalyova Surname

7,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72,937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kovalyova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovalyova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia61,2821:2,352222
Belarus8,5241:1,11539
Kazakhstan2,3771:7,4391,136
Uzbekistan2011:153,8767,040
Transnistria1901:2,498365
Turkmenistan831:66,1341,261
Moldova581:61,4038,510
Ukraine571:798,64480,335
Azerbaijan431:224,3985,719
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Kyrgyzstan171:351,33329,728
Armenia141:209,2995,614
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
England51:11,143,612252,590
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

The alternate forms: Kovalyová (3) are calculated separately.

Kovalyova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kovalyova (Russian: Ковалёва) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Kovalyová. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovalyova? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kovalyova is the 7,794th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 99,916 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Kovalyova live; 72 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 61,282 people, or 1 in 2,352. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 7 percent are found, Rostov Oblast, where 7 percent are found and Krasnodar Krai, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Russia Kovalyova exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 12 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found.

Kovalyova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kovalyova last name are 31.8% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 78.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kovalyova earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning $41,078 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.43% more than the national average, earning $64,304 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kovalyova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovalyova in the Russian language
Ковалёваkovaleva-

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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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