Kovan Surname
Approximately 2,621 people bear this surname
Kovan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2,184 | 1:35,633 | 3,765 |
| United States | 139 | 1:2,607,618 | 157,688 |
| Russia | 61 | 1:2,362,673 | 139,353 |
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| India | 48 | 1:15,980,529 | 256,885 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Ukraine | 20 | 1:2,276,135 | 151,395 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 1:775,434 | 29,551 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Kovan (191) may also be a first name.
Kovan Demographics
Kovan Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Kovan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kovan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kovan (Arabic: كفون, Hindi: कोवन, Marathi: कॉवन, Russian: Кован) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Kovan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kovan is the 165,313th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,780,445 people. The last name Kovan is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Kovan reside; 75 percent reside in West Asia and 73 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Kovan is also the 657,437th most widespread first name globally, borne by 191 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 2,184 people, or 1 in 35,633. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent live, Denizli Province, where 15 percent live and Ordu Province, where 13 percent live. Aside from Turkey Kovan occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.
Kovan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kovan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kovan last name increased 13,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kovan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kovan last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Kovan last name are 32.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 79.31% registered with the party.
Kovan earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.72% more than the national average, earning $62,012 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kovan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kovan in the Hindi language | ||
| कोवन | kovana | - |
| Kovan in the Marathi language | ||
| कॉवन | kovana | 50 |
| केोवान | keovana | 25 |
| कौवन | kauvana | 12.5 |
| कोवन | kovana | 12.5 |
| Kovan in the Russian language | ||
| Кован | kovan | - |
| Kovan in the Arabic language | ||
| كفون | kfwn | - |
| كوفان | kwfan | - |
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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
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