Kovilan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Kovilan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovilan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kovilan (437) may also be a first name.

Kovilan Last Name Facts

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

Kovilan occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kovilan.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovilan? popularity and diffusion

Kovilan is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Kovilan is mostly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Kovilan reside; 71 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 57 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kovilan is also the 410,164th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 437 people.

This last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia Kovilan is most frequent in: Malacca, where 75 percent reside and Johor, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 14 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Kovilan
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