Kovas Surname
Approximately 313 people bear this surname
Kovas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 139 | 1:2,607,618 | 157,688 |
| Greece | 56 | 1:197,853 | 31,389 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Lithuania | 19 | 1:159,715 | 15,040 |
| Lebanon | 13 | 1:433,622 | 11,952 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Kovas (16) may also be a first name.
Kovas Demographics
Kovas Political Affiliation
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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 held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kovas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovas? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 866,642nd most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,282,894 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Kovas reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kovas is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent given name on earth, borne by 16 people.
This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 2,607,618. In The United States Kovas is mostly found in: Illinois, where 24 percent are found, Indiana, where 14 percent are found and Michigan, where 12 percent are found. Beside The United States Kovas is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 18 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.
Kovas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kovas has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,390 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kovas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kovas last name is principally Greek Orthodox (91%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Kovas last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.54% registered with the 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
Kovas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kovas in the Marathi language | ||
| कॉवस | kovasa | 66.67 |
| कोवास | kovasa | 33.33 |
| Kovas in the Russian language | ||
| Ковас | kovas | - |
| Kovas in the Arabic language | ||
| كوفاس | kwfas | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kovas
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