Kovba Surname

255,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kovba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,2611:36,1005,239
Russia2071:696,24759,275
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kovba Last Name Facts

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

Kovba (Russian: Ковба) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kovba is the 255,938th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,729,102 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Kovba reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 1,261 people, or 1 in 36,100. In Ukraine Kovba is most frequent in: Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 15 percent reside, Lviv Oblast, where 11 percent reside and Zhytomyr Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Ukraine this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 13 percent reside and Uzbekistan, where 2 percent reside.

Kovba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kovba has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kovba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kovba last name is primarily Orthodox (78%) in Russia and Orthodox (68%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kovba are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 52.63% being registered with the party.

Kovba earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovbas91786/
Kovbai9146/
Khovba919/
Kovbat915/
Kovbaj912/
Kovbash8311/
Kovbass833/
Kobba805,269/
Kobua80946/
Kobwa80450/
Kovva8070/
Kowba8023/
Kovua801/
Kobva801/
Covba801/
Koubba73321/
Khobua73277/
Kobbah73154/
Kovbyi73111/
Kobuoa7383/
Kobbai7369/
Koobwa7344/
Koibua7331/
Khobba7327/
Kowbas7327/
Kovbei7312/
Kotbua7312/
Kovbey7311/
Kobbaz7311/
Kovbiy7310/
Kowbaj738/
Koovva737/
Kowbat737/
Kovvad733/
Kovboi732/
Kobbay731/
Kobuah731/
Kovvau731/
Kovvah731/
Kovhwa731/
Kkobwa731/
Kobbaï731/
Kowbai731/
Kowvah730/
Khoubba67342/
Kovbysh67210/
Khotbua67153/
Kovbych6778/
Khobbaz6744/
Kovvach6710/
Kowbatt678/
Kobbach677/
Kovbich675/
Kovbish672/
Khobwat671/
Kochbua671/
Kothbua671/
Khobbas671/
Kobbajj671/

Kovba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovba in the Russian language
Ковбаkovba-

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