Kovey Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Benin

Kovey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kovey (25) may also be a first name.

Kovey Last Name Facts

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

Kovey (Russian: Ковей) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Kovey reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most common given name internationally. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname Kovey is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 11,326,842. In The United States it is mostly found in: Indiana, where 28 percent reside, Ohio, where 19 percent reside and Maryland, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The United States Kovey is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Kovey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kovey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kovey last name increased 640 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kovey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kovey are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Kovey earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.25% more than the national average, earning $59,223 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koveya9126/
Kove8914,334/
Kovy8923/
Koveyou832/
Covey8014,211/
Kouve80757/
Kovei80308/
Kovie80136/
Kavey80103/
Kovea8095/
Kovhe8084/
Kovae8058/
Kowey8048/
Kevey8038/
Koveh8038/
Khove8031/
Kovee8026/
Koive8019/
Koove8018/
Koeve809/
Koveu806/
Kovyz806/
Kosve805/
Kovay805/
Kovez804/
Khovy803/
Kovoy803/
Koevy802/
Kovoe802/
Kojve801/
Koviy801/
Kgove801/
Kohve800/
Kouvahey7712/
Koçver73263/
Keevey73125/
Kaveya73114/
Kouveu7348/
Couvey7342/
Kovets7342/
Koveha7334/
Kovych7330/
Kovess7329/
Koweya7327/
Kouwey7323/
Khouvy7315/
Kouves739/
Kovhei739/
Kovech738/
Kovejo738/
Koivue736/
Kovayi735/
Kovysh735/
Kotvys735/
Kothve734/
Kotvay734/
Kaveyi734/
Kovaya733/
Khoveh733/
Coovey732/
Coveye732/
Kaveyo731/
Khovei731/
Khowey731/
Kobeey731/
Kohwey731/
Kovaeh731/
Kovaye731/
Koviyo731/
Keveye731/
Kooveu731/
Koovie731/
Koitve731/
Koibey731/
Kovieh731/
Koviya731/
Koviye731/
Kovaie731/
Kovayu731/
Koveit731/
Kovhyi731/
Covhey730/
Kowe676,683/
Kova675,494/
Kave674,657/
Cove673,183/
Kovi672,858/
Keve671,489/
Coveyou67200/
Covahey67164/
Kavy67143/
Kövy6799/
Covy6752/
Kouvahe6728/
Kotvyts6719/
Kõve6712/
Qove679/
Khaveya678/
Kowy678/
Koitver678/
Kewy677/
Coveyau674/
Covieya674/
Koeviya673/
Kovayas673/
Koveach672/
Coveyii672/
Ková672/
Kouvesh671/
Kouvoye671/
Kouvieh671/
Kouviya671/
Kaveycz671/
Keveyeh671/
Kaveyed671/
Kāve671/
Kovuyah671/
Khaveye671/

Kovey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovey in the Russian language
Ковейkovej-

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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 Kovey
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