Kovet Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kovet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kovet (8) may also be a first name.

Kovet Last Name Facts

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

Kovet (Russian: Ковет) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovet? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Kovet live; 83 percent live in Oceania Islands and 83 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kovet is also the 4,213,784th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 8 people.

Kovet is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 60 percent live, Central, where 20 percent live and Madang, where 20 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovets9142/
Koveit911/
Kowet80574/
Covet80349/
Kavet80160/
Kovit80106/
Kevet8047/
Koved8020/
Kavete73543/
Couvet73402/
Koovit73168/
Kobett73112/
Covete7386/
Kaveth7376/
Kevett7346/
Koweit7331/
Kavett7329/
Covetz7325/
Covett7321/
Kavetz7317/
Keveth7313/
Kavets7313/
Kovith7312/
Kovite736/
Kowetz736/
Koewit734/
Khobet734/
Kotvit734/
Kouwet734/
Kowete732/
Khavet731/
Coivet731/
Kaviet731/
Covest731/
Kovitt731/
Keviet731/
Covets731/
Keveit730/
Kouwets6750/
Khavets6735/
Covetts6719/
Kotvyts6719/
Covette677/
Kovaitė675/
Khavete674/
Keviett673/
Katvete673/
Kovaite672/
Khotvit671/
Kavette671/
Keveith671/
Koyvite671/
Kohouet671/
Kahouet671/
Khasvet671/
Kaveite671/
Coveitz670/

Kovet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovet in the Russian language
Коветkovet-

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Footnotes

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  • 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 Kovet
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