Kovgan Surname

215,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kovgan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovgan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,3331:108,11913,176
Belarus4151:22,8943,886
Kazakhstan1311:134,98113,859
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Abkhazia41:60,7163,073
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kovgan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kovgan (Georgian: კოვგან, Russian: Ковган) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovgan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 215,348th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,819,469 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Kovgan are found; 55 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 55 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Russia, where it is carried by 1,333 people, or 1 in 108,119. In Russia Kovgan is most frequent in: Novosibirsk Oblast, where 36 percent reside, Stavropol Krai, where 10 percent reside and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Besides Russia this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 22 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 7 percent reside.

Kovgan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kovgan surname are 12.8% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 59.57% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovgane921/
Kovan912,621/
Kovhan831,053/
Khovan83342/
Kowgan8357/
Kovane8340/
Kovank8314/
Kovant8313/
Koovan838/
Koivan837/
Kovain836/
Kovanc836/
Kouvan831/
Kavgan831/
Kovanh831/
Kohvand7781/
Kovasin7746/
Kovaľan7731/
Kovacin776/
Khovane774/
Kouvant774/
Kottvan773/
Khoivan773/
Kouvang772/
Kovhane771/
Kojvand771/
Kavan734,129/
Kowan73590/
Covan73463/
Kovon737/
Kovam732/
Kovanova71621/
Kovaycin71156/
Koupgang7124/
Khojvand719/
Kovanová718/
Kovhantt713/
Kovachin711/
Kouvaine711/
Covane6713,076/
Kavane672,331/
Kouvon671,401/
Khovanova67613/
Kowane67335/
Covain67271/
Khavan67133/
Khowan67123/
Kowhan6755/
Kovein6746/
Kovhanova6742/
Covant6741/
Kavain6730/
Kowand6727/
Kowahn6722/
Kapgan6717/
Kavanh6717/
Qovane6716/
Kobahn6713/
Kohvanova6712/
Kavhan677/
Kahvan677/
Covhan675/
Kawgan675/
Kavann674/
Kavanc674/
Cavgan673/
Kavayn673/
Kgavan673/
Kosvam672/
Koowan672/
Covganova672/
Kovgonova672/
Kowann672/
Kojwan672/
Cowgan671/
Covean671/
Kovahantt671/
Khoshvant671/
Kabgan671/
Kkavan671/
Koivon671/
Kuowan671/
Kovoun671/
Kouwan671/
Qovatn671/
Koiwan671/
Kobayn671/
Koyuan671/
Kohuan671/
Kavean671/
Kavaan671/
Covahn671/
Cotvan671/
Koovam671/
Kavganova671/
Keuvan670/

Kovgan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovgan in the Georgian language
კოვგანkovgan-
Kovgan in the Russian language
Ковганkovgan-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kovgan
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