Kovessy Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Kovessy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovessy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
United States141:25,889,924709,614

The alternate forms: Kövessy (79) are calculated separately.

Kovessy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kovessy is found most in Canada. It can also be rendered as a variant: Kövessy. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovessy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Kovessy are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in Canada, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 2,631,828. In Canada Kovessy is most numerous in: Ontario, where 86 percent live and Quebec, where 14 percent live. Barring Canada this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Kovessy Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kovessy earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 52.96% more than the national average, earning $66,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.52% more than the national average, earning $56,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kövessy9579/
Kovessey931/
Kovesy9241/
Kovassy8628/
Kobessy8610/
Kovessi864/
Gkovesis8055/
Kobeissy8048/
Koveissi802/
Kovesces801/
Covessey800/
Kobesy77185/
Kovesi77119/
Kövesy7730/
Kovesa772/
Kovasy771/
Koubeissy752/
Kobeisy71227/
Kovassi71107/
Kövessi7159/
Gkovesi7130/
Kovesci7121/
Kovashy7119/
Covessi719/
Kobessi714/
Kavassy714/
Kobesse712/
Kobesjy712/
Covesse712/
Kobessa712/
Kowassy711/
Kowessa711/
Koveasi711/
Kobeasy711/
Kovesha711/
Keveisy710/
Covesey710/
Kobeissi671,352/
Kobaissy67224/
Koveysha6722/
Khowessa675/
Gkavesis674/
Kobiessi673/
Khovisse672/
Kheveshy672/
Kaouesse671/
Kawessey671/
Kevassay671/
Kobeyssi671/
Kobeissa671/

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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 Kovessy
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