Kovchan Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kovchan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovchan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1731:263,13734,259
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

Kovchan Last Name Facts

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

Kovchan (Russian: Ковчан) is found most frequently in Ukraine. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovchan? popularity and diffusion

Kovchan is the 1,222,957th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. The surname Kovchan is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Kovchan live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 263,137. In Ukraine Kovchan is mostly concentrated in: Kiev Oblast, where 53 percent reside, Kiev, where 13 percent reside and Zhytomyr Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Beside Ukraine it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 8 percent reside and Kyrgyzstan, where 1 percent reside.

Kovchan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kovchan surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovhan921,053/
Kopchan8652/
Kovshan8639/
Kovzhan8610/
Kowchan864/
Kovhane861/
Khowchan803/
Kovhantt803/
Khopchan802/
Kowhan7755/
Kopcan779/
Kavhan777/
Covhan775/
Kovčan772/
Kovsan771/
Kavhane71102/
Kapchan7199/
Kopczan7137/
Kavshan7131/
Kopchon7121/
Kovshanova7116/
Kovsand7112/
Kabchan7110/
Kovshon718/
Kopcsan717/
Kawchan717/
Kopcian715/
Kavcham714/
Kobchanova712/
Kobhant711/
Kahvhan711/
Kobhain711/
Copchan711/
Covhaun711/
Kouptchang711/
Kopzhan711/
Cuovcan711/
Kovsian711/
Kowshan711/
Kaewchan67518/
Khopchon67206/
Khawchan677/
Khobhane676/
Khobkhan674/
Khovshanova674/
Kapchanh672/
Keewchan671/
Kavtcham671/

Kovchan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovchan in the Russian language
Ковчанkovcan-

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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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  • 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 Kovchan
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