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.

Kovankaya Surname Distribution Map

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

Kovankaya is found most in Turkey. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovankaya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,674,734th most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname Kovankaya occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Kovankaya live; 53 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 53 percent live in East Thrace and Karpass.

The last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 665,140. In Turkey Kovankaya is primarily concentrated in: Kirklareli Province, where 35 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 27 percent are found and Balikesir Province, where 18 percent are found. Barring Turkey Kovankaya occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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
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  • 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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