Kovas Surname

866,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Kovas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Greece561:197,85331,389
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Lithuania191:159,71515,040
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
England81:6,964,757184,742
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Kovas (16) may also be a first name.

Kovas Last Name Facts

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

Kovas (Arabic: كوفاس, Marathi: कॉवस, Russian: Ковас) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 866,642nd most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 23,282,894 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Kovas live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kovas is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name internationally, held by 16 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 2,607,618. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 24 percent reside, Indiana, where 14 percent reside and Michigan, where 12 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 18 percent reside and Russia, where 8 percent reside.

Kovas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kovas has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,390 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kovas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kovas last name is primarily Greek Orthodox (91%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Kovas are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.54% registered with the political party.

Kovas earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.12% less than the national average, earning $43,096 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovash91712/
Kovase91550/
Gkovas91388/
Kouvas91343/
Kovass9120/
Kovais914/
Khovas913/
Kovaxs911/
Kovazs911/
Kovačs911/
Gkouvas83586/
Kotvasz8318/
Kovatsh8312/
Kovasch835/
Khovash832/
Kovatse831/
Kovauts831/
Kotvash831/
Kavas809,620/
Covas803,131/
Kovać80166/
Kovaç80161/
Kevas80153/
Kowas8087/
Kovos8080/
Kovaz8017/
Kovax803/
Kovatsch77122/
Khavas733,314/
Kowaas731,244/
Kavase73563/
Covais73367/
Kowasz73272/
Kotvaš73228/
Kovaić73136/
Kuivas73129/
Koobas7390/
Kavgas7388/
Kowase7380/
Gkavas7379/
Couvas7374/
Kovacz7368/
Khowas7367/
Kowash7361/
Coevas7355/
Kavash7345/
Kavats7344/
Kavass7334/
Kavais7330/
Kavast7326/
Coveas7325/
Kavaas7315/
Covash7312/
Kovace7311/
Kobasz7311/
Kovatz7311/
Coivas7310/
Koybas738/
Kouvos734/
Cosvas733/
Kevash732/
Kovosh732/
Khevas731/
Kasvas731/
Kahvas731/
Covats731/
Kevass731/
Kotvač731/
Kovaçh731/
Kovashova7121/
Khovasova716/
Khavase671,774/
Kovache67360/
Khavast67333/
Khobash67110/
Kavasch6766/
Khowash6764/
Kowasch6746/
Khobass6736/
Khavash6734/
Keevash6732/
Khowais6722/
Kotvász6720/
Kotvojs6719/
Koibash6713/
Kousvos6711/
Kouvach678/
Khavass677/
Kovaich676/
Kowashe676/
Koybash675/
Koybass674/
Kavasth673/
Kovacht673/
Kavashe673/
Koveach672/
Kauvase672/
Koubash672/
Kovahtz672/
Khavais671/
Khowase671/
Kovazch671/
Coehvas671/
Gkovach671/
Kobaash671/
Khouwas671/
Khowast671/
Kovásch671/
Kowascz671/
Kuivaus671/
Qoyvats671/
Khavaas671/
Khoouas671/
Khoiuas671/
Covasch671/
Kovhach671/

Kovas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovas in the Marathi language
कॉवसkovasa66.67
कोवासkovasa33.33
Kovas in the Russian language
Ковасkovas-
Kovas in the Arabic language
كوفاسkwfas-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kovas
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