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Where Does The Last Name Kovchenko Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Kovchenko (Russian: Ковченко) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovchenko? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Kovchenko is the 985,740^th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Kovchenko reside; 89 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Kovchenko is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 293,695. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Kiev Oblast, where 39 percent reside, Odessa Oblast, where 21 percent reside and Donetsk Oblast, where 14 percent reside. Not including Ukraine this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 23 percent reside and Belarus, where 6 percent reside.

Kovchenko Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.