Kovchuga Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kovchuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kovchuga Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus491:193,89924,953
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Belarus

Kovchuga Demographics

Kovchuga Religious Adherence
in Belarus

Sample size: 9 (2016)

Religious Adherence
in Belarus

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Kovchuga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kovchuga (Russian: Ковчуга) is carried by more people in Belarus than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kovchuga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovchuga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,255,512th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Kovchuga live; 80 percent live in Eastern Europe and 80 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Kovchuga is most frequent in Belarus, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 193,899. In Belarus Kovchuga is most numerous in: Grodno Region, where 86 percent are found, Minsk, where 12 percent are found and Minsk Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Belarus it is found in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 31 percent are found.

Kovchuga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kovchuga last name is predominantly Orthodox (56%) in Belarus.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovchugay943/
Kovchugo8820/
Kovchiga8812/
Kavchuga888/
Kavchiga751/
Kovčugo671/
Kawczuga6317/
Kowczugo6315/
Kabhugo531/
Kabhugho508/
Kawczugo502/
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Kovchuga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovchuga in the Russian language
Ковчугаkovcuga-

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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 Kovchuga
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