Kovay Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Kovay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kovay (5) may also be a first name.
Kovay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kovay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kovay (Russian: Ковай) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kovay is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Kovay occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Kovay are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kovay is also the 5,493,085th most common first name at a global level, borne by 5 people.
The last name Kovay is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account India it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kovay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kovay in the Russian language | ||
| Ковай | kovaj | - |
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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 Kovay
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