Koves Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hungary

Koves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
Canada431:856,87466,382
Hungary301:327,20924,029
France251:2,656,909193,074
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

The alternate forms: Köves (988) & Köveš (57) are calculated separately.

Koves Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koves (Russian: Ковес) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Köves or Köveš. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koves? popularity and diffusion

The last name Koves is the 885,573rd most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. The last name Koves is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Koves live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 2,210,115. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 24 percent are found, Michigan, where 12 percent are found and Minnesota, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent are found and Hungary, where 10 percent are found.

Koves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Koves surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Koves earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.02% more than the national average, earning $48,334 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.13% more than the national average, earning $70,119 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köves93988/
Kovets9142/
Kovess9129/
Kovesh9111/
Kouves919/
Koeves912/
Khoves912/
Köveš8757/
Kouvesh831/
Khovesh831/
Coves801,983/
Kovis80164/
Keves80132/
Kowes8067/
Kaves8037/
Kovez804/
Kéves801/
Keeves73317/
Couves73263/
Kotvis73119/
Kavesh73119/
Kohues7388/
Covões7330/
Kevesh7329/
Kövesd7328/
Coveas7325/
Kovios7323/
Kovish7317/
Khaves7315/
Cooves7314/
Kavets7313/
Kövess7312/
Kevees739/
Kavese739/
Kovech738/
Kovysh735/
Kobeis735/
Kotvys735/
Kovais734/
Kevies733/
Kosvis732/
Katves732/
Covets731/
Kaveus731/
Coveis731/
Keuves731/
Covest731/
Kheves731/
Covese731/
Kouwes731/
Kobess731/
Kevess731/
Khobes731/
Coveds730/
Koviss730/
Covesh730/
Kouwets6750/
Khavets6735/
Gkouvis6735/
Kotvyts6719/
Kotvojs6719/
Covetts6719/
Kaveesh675/
Kaveshe674/
Khouwes674/
Khaoues673/
Kaveush673/
Covesse672/
Koveach672/
Khavesh671/
Kowetse671/
Khosvis671/
Kouvihs671/
Kaveise671/
Kavehsh671/

Koves Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koves in the Russian language
Ковесkoves-

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Footnotes

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