Kovel Surname

215,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kovel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5671:254,18526,857
Belarus5171:18,3773,049
United States4471:810,87062,361
Ukraine2541:179,22324,544
Tanzania511:1,038,07145,916
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
India91:85,229,487684,495
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Kövel (35) are calculated separately.

Kovel (91) may also be a first name.

Kovel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kovel (Russian: Ковель) is found most in Russia. It may also be found in the variant forms: Kövel. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 215,000th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,811,478 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Kovel are found; 54 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 54 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 998,282nd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 91 people.

This surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 567 people, or 1 in 254,185. In Russia Kovel is mostly found in: Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 35 percent are found, Moscow, where 10 percent are found and Omsk Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Russia this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 23 percent are found.

Kovel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kovel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kovel surname increased 11,175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kovel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kovel last name is chiefly Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Orthodox (95%) in Belarus and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kovel surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Kovel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.22% more than the national average, earning $48,853 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kövel9335/
Kovell91203/
Kouvel9141/
Koveal9125/
Kovele9114/
Koevel913/
Khovel912/
Kouveld83128/
Kouvelt8346/
Kovelle8311/
Covel80996/
Kowel80355/
Kavel80144/
Kovil80139/
Kovyl8055/
Kevel8048/
Covele735,676/
Covell735,659/
Kavele73651/
Kowell73249/
Kowiel73164/
Keevel7363/
Kaevel7346/
Khavel7317/
Kovill7315/
Kovile7314/
Coviel7312/
Coveal7311/
Kovhil736/
Kevell735/
Koweil735/
Kobeil735/
Couvel734/
Khevel733/
Kavell732/
Koviol732/
Kavhel732/
Kovail731/
Kovayl731/
Covelt731/
Kowele731/
Kaveel731/
Kaviel731/
Coveld731/
Koweld730/
Kohuel730/
Koevil730/
Khovelova714/
Khavele67573/
Covelle6793/
Couvell6743/
Couveld6722/
Kovlova6710/
Kasvell677/
Kaveele673/
Koville672/
Covetel671/
Cotvell671/
Kothvil671/
Keeviel671/
Khowell670/
Coevell670/
Kavelle670/

Kovel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovel in the Russian language
Ковельkovel-

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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 Kovel
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