Kovesh Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Israel

Kovesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kovesh Last Name Facts

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

Kovesh (Hindi: कोवेश, Russian: Ковеш) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovesh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Kovesh live; 45 percent live in Eastern Europe and 45 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Kovesh is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia it is most numerous in: Bryansk Oblast, where 60 percent reside, Udmurt Republic, where 20 percent reside and Voronezh Oblast, where 20 percent reside. Other than Russia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 18 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khovesh921/
Kouvesh921/
Koves91304/
Kovash83712/
Kavesh83119/
Kovets8342/
Kevesh8329/
Kovess8329/
Kovish8317/
Kouves839/
Kovech838/
Kovysh835/
Kovosh832/
Khoves832/
Koeves832/
Covesh830/
Kovasch775/
Kaveesh775/
Kaveshe774/
Kaveush773/
Khovash772/
Koveach772/
Kavehsh771/
Khavesh771/
Coves731,983/
Köves73988/
Kovis73164/
Keves73132/
Kowes7367/
Kaves7337/
Kovec7310/
Kovez734/
Kéves731/
Kewish67604/
Kavosh67543/
Kobysh67480/
Keeves67317/
Couves67263/
Kavish67155/
Kotvis67119/
Kevish6793/
Kohues6788/
Kowash6761/
Kavash6745/
Covões6730/
Kovych6730/
Kövesd6728/
Coveas6725/
Kovios6723/
Covish6720/
Khaves6715/
Cooves6714/
Kavets6713/
Covash6712/
Kövess6712/
Kevees679/
Kavese679/
Kevysh678/
Kotvys675/
Kobeis675/
Kawesh675/
Kovais674/
Kewash674/
Kewosh673/
Kevies673/
Katves672/
Kevash672/
Kavysh672/
Kavech672/
Kawosh672/
Kosvis672/
Kaveus671/
Covets671/
Khobes671/
Kouwes671/
Coveis671/
Keuves671/
Kheves671/
Covest671/
Kaveshova671/
Kevess671/
Kobess671/
Covese671/
Coveds670/
Koviss670/

Kovesh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovesh in the Hindi language
कोवेशkovesa-
Kovesh in the Russian language
Ковешkoves-

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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 Kovesh
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