Kovei Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kovei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2771:29,4363,363
Ukraine301:1,517,423120,367
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Kovei (142) may also be a first name.

Kovei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kovei is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovei? popularity and diffusion

It is the 876,631st most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Kovei reside; 90 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 90 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 775,413th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 142 people.

The surname Kovei is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 29,436. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Central, where 63 percent reside, National Capital District, where 24 percent reside and Northern, where 8 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 10 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovhei919/
Khovei911/
Koveit911/
Kove8914,334/
Kovi892,858/
Koivi801,194/
Koevi801,084/
Kouve80757/
Kavei80530/
Kowei80498/
Kovai80329/
Koovi80248/
Covei80186/
Kevei80146/
Kovio80142/
Kovie80136/
Kouvi80117/
Kovea8095/
Khovi8088/
Kovhe8084/
Kovae8058/
Kovey8044/
Koveh8038/
Khove8031/
Kovoi8030/
Kovee8026/
Kuovi8021/
Koive8019/
Koove8018/
Koeve809/
Koïvi808/
Koveu806/
Kosve805/
Kovez804/
Kotvi804/
Koviz804/
Kovih802/
Kovii802/
Kovoe802/
Kojve801/
Koviy801/
Kojvi801/
Kgove801/
Kohve800/
Koçver73263/
Kovaić73136/
Kotvis73119/
Kouveu7348/
Kovets7342/
Kovgai7339/
Koveha7334/
Kovess7329/
Koivio7327/
Koveya7326/
Khoyvi7318/
Kovish7317/
Kovaji7313/
Kouves739/
Kovech738/
Kovejo738/
Gkouvi736/
Koivue736/
Kovayi735/
Kothve734/
Coveia734/
Kaveyi734/
Kotvit734/
Kaveji733/
Khoveh733/
Kobeie732/
Kosvis732/
Kaveie732/
Kuowei731/
Khoovi731/
Kovaeh731/
Kovaye731/
Kovioh731/
Koviyo731/
Kaveia731/
Kooveu731/
Koovie731/
Koitve731/
Koiwei731/
Kovieh731/
Koviya731/
Koviye731/
Kovuji731/
Kovaie731/
Kouvai731/
Kouvoi731/
Kouwei731/
Khavei731/
Kavhei731/
Coveis731/
Kovhyi731/
Kotviz731/
Khobei731/
Koviss730/
Kavi6710,019/
Kowe676,683/
Kova675,494/
Kave674,657/
Kowi674,307/
Cove673,183/
Covi672,300/
Kevi671,936/
Keve671,489/
Kewi671,111/
Kövi67447/
Khoovoi6745/
Kouvgai6736/
Gkouvis6735/
Kouvahe6728/
Kovy6723/
Couveia6722/
Kõve6712/
Kotvich679/
Qove679/
Koitver678/
Kovaich676/
Kovaitė675/
Kavehie675/
Koeviya673/
Koveach672/
Kosvich672/
Coveyii672/
Koveyou672/
Ková672/
Qovi672/
Khovich671/
Kheveji671/
Khovaid671/
Kouvesh671/
Kouvihs671/
Kouvoye671/
Kothvai671/
Kouvieh671/
Kouviya671/
Kavei'i671/
Khoovai671/
Khosvis671/
Kāve671/
Kavehii671/
Khotvit671/
Coveitz670/

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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 Kovei
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