Kovch Surname

326,114th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kovch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine8191:55,5838,022
Russia1711:842,82568,228
Belarus1001:95,01114,655
Kazakhstan331:535,83338,572
United States151:24,163,929685,360
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Kovch Last Name Facts

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

Kovch (Russian: Ковч) is found most in Ukraine. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kovch.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovch? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kovch is the 326,114th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,392,584 people. Kovch occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Kovch reside; 91 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 91 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Kovch is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 819 people, or 1 in 55,583. In Ukraine Kovch is most prevalent in: Volyn Oblast, where 60 percent reside, Lviv Oblast, where 13 percent reside and Ternopil Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Barring Ukraine this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 15 percent reside and Belarus, where 9 percent reside.

Kovch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kovch are 19.9% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Kovch earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23% more than the national average, earning $53,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovsch9113/
Kovc899/
Kovh892/
Kovstch831/
Kovsh802,202/
Kowch80161/
Kovhe8084/
Kopch8014/
Kobch807/
Kovce805/
Kovzh804/
Kavch804/
Kovcs803/
Kovci803/
Kofch801/
Kovtc801/
Covch801/
Kovchova773/
Kov755,903/
Kobsch73336/
Kavche73263/
Kompch7346/
Koszvh734/
Khövch734/
Kopche732/
Kowtch731/
Kowsch731/
Kavcht731/
Kova675,494/
Khov674,666/
Kohv67443/
Koiv67216/
Kohf67162/
Qukovci67115/
Kavc6789/
Koov6779/
Kovč6726/
Kowtsch6724/
Kovp6722/
Kovt6712/
Koph6711/
Hkov6710/
Kovs6710/
Kouv677/
Kowh676/
Kovz676/
Kohw673/
Kofh673/
Gkov672/
Kovš672/
Kuov671/
Khavsch671/
Kofc671/
Qovc671/
Kavh671/
Kopc671/
Kowsche671/
Kcov671/
Koibech671/
Kobc671/
Koyv671/

Kovch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovch in the Russian language
Ковчkovc-

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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 Kovch
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