Koveu 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

Koveu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koveu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Koveu Last Name Facts

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

Koveu is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Koveu.

How Common Is The Last Name Koveu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Koveu is the 7,593,402nd most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Koveu reside; 83 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 83 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Koveu is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Bougainville, where 100 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouveu9148/
Kooveu911/
Kove8914,334/
Kovu89162/
Koveyou832/
Koivu802,092/
Kouve80757/
Kovou80695/
Kovei80308/
Kovie80136/
Kaveu80103/
Kovea8095/
Kovhe8084/
Kovae8058/
Kovey8044/
Koveh8038/
Khove8031/
Khovu8029/
Kovee8026/
Kouvu8025/
Koive8019/
Koove8018/
Koeve809/
Kosve805/
Kovez804/
Kovoe802/
Kovhu801/
Kojve801/
Kgove801/
Keveu801/
Kohve800/
Kouvou737,523/
Koçver73263/
Coveau73162/
Koehua7357/
Kovets7342/
Koveha7334/
Kovess7329/
Koveya7326/
Kovhei739/
Kouves739/
Kovejo738/
Kovech738/
Koivue736/
Kothve734/
Khoveh733/
Koehue732/
Kovaye731/
Koveit731/
Kovayu731/
Kovaie731/
Kovuji731/
Koviye731/
Kovieh731/
Koivou731/
Koitve731/
Koovie731/
Kobeuh731/
Kaveus731/
Kaveau731/
Kovaeh731/
Kovuch731/
Khovei731/
Kowe676,683/
Kova675,494/
Kave674,657/
Cove673,183/
Kovi672,858/
Kowu671,557/
Keve671,489/
Kavu671,345/
Kovo67657/
Kewu67549/
Kevu67346/
Coveyou67200/
Couveau6773/
Kouvahe6728/
Kovy6723/
Kõve6712/
Khoshvu6712/
Qove679/
Koitver678/
Qovu675/
Coveyau674/
Covu674/
Kaveush673/
Ková672/
Koveach672/
Kāve671/
Kovù671/
Kovuyah671/
Kouvgou671/
Kouvesh671/
Kouvoye671/
Kovauts671/
Kouvieh671/
Coveaue670/
Coveaux670/

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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 Koveu
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