Kovel Surname
Approximately 1,912 people bear this surname
Kovel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 567 | 1:254,185 | 26,857 |
| Belarus | 517 | 1:18,377 | 3,049 |
| United States | 447 | 1:810,870 | 62,361 |
| Ukraine | 254 | 1:179,223 | 24,544 |
| Tanzania | 51 | 1:1,038,071 | 45,916 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Kövel (35) are calculated separately.
Kovel (91) may also be a first name.
Kovel Demographics
Average Kovel Salary in
United States
$48,853 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kövel | 93 | 35 | / |
| Kovell | 91 | 203 | / |
| Kouvel | 91 | 41 | / |
| Koveal | 91 | 25 | / |
| Kovele | 91 | 14 | / |
| Koevel | 91 | 3 | / |
| Khovel | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kouveld | 83 | 128 | / |
| Kouvelt | 83 | 46 | / |
| Kovelle | 83 | 11 | / |
| Covel | 80 | 996 | / |
| Kowel | 80 | 355 | / |
| Kavel | 80 | 144 | / |
| Kovil | 80 | 139 | / |
| Kovyl | 80 | 55 | / |
| Kevel | 80 | 48 | / |
| Covele | 73 | 5,676 | / |
| Covell | 73 | 5,659 | / |
| Kavele | 73 | 651 | / |
| Kowell | 73 | 249 | / |
| Kowiel | 73 | 164 | / |
| Keevel | 73 | 63 | / |
| Kaevel | 73 | 46 | / |
| Khavel | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kovill | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kovile | 73 | 14 | / |
| Coviel | 73 | 12 | / |
| Coveal | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kovhil | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kevell | 73 | 5 | / |
| Koweil | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kobeil | 73 | 5 | / |
| Couvel | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khevel | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kavell | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koviol | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kavhel | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kovail | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kovayl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Covelt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kowele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaveel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaviel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coveld | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koweld | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kohuel | 73 | 0 | / |
| Koevil | 73 | 0 | / |
| Khovelova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khavele | 67 | 573 | / |
| Covelle | 67 | 93 | / |
| Couvell | 67 | 43 | / |
| Couveld | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kovlova | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kasvell | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kaveele | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koville | 67 | 2 | / |
| Covetel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cotvell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kothvil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keeviel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khowell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coevell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kavelle | 67 | 0 | / |
Kovel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kovel in the Russian language | ||
| Ковель | kovel | - |
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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
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- 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 Kovel
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