Kovelev Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Kovelev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Kovelev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kovelev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kovelev (Russian: Ковельев) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovelev? popularity and diffusion
Kovelev is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Kovelev are found; 63 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 63 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The surname Kovelev is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 18,015,382. In Russia Kovelev is primarily found in: Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 25 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 25 percent live and Krasnodar Krai, where 13 percent live. Outside of Russia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 25 percent live and Ukraine, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kovelev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kovelev in the Russian language | ||
| Ковельев | kovelev | - |
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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 Kovelev
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