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

Kovei occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kovei click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovei? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kovei is the 876,631st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. It occurs mostly 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 widespread first name on earth, held by 142 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 29,436. In Papua New Guinea Kovei is primarily concentrated in: Central, where 63 percent are found, National Capital District, where 24 percent are found and Northern, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 10 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 0 percent are found.

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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