Kovankaya Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kovankaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kovankaya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1171:665,14034,634
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kovankaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kovankaya occurs most in Turkey. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kovankaya.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovankaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,674,734th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Kovankaya live; 53 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 53 percent live in East Thrace and Karpass.

It is most numerous in Turkey, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 665,140. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Kirklareli Province, where 35 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 27 percent live and Balikesir Province, where 18 percent live. Aside from Turkey it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovhanka8210/
Kabankaya78490/
Cobankaya781/
Kavanka758/
Kovanki754/
Kabankaaya741/
Kobankai7115/
Kabankayi6741/
Kawanka6318/
Covanca633/
Kavanki631/
Kovancı630/
Kowongkayot6094/
Khawanky59277/
Kowancki5912/
Kawangka598/
Kobankoe593/
Kovenkui592/
Kovanchi592/
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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 Kovankaya
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