Kovnir Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kovnir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovnir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1011:1,426,96199,135
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kovnir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kovnir (Russian: Ковнир) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovnir? popularity and diffusion

Kovnir is the 1,727,723rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Kovnir are found; 74 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 74 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 1,426,961. In Russia Kovnir is most numerous in: Moscow, where 28 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 17 percent are found and Rostov Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Other than Russia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 5 percent are found and Azerbaijan, where 1 percent are found.

Kovnir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kovnir last name is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kovnir are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 70% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovner83887/
Kovnyr83533/
Kovnirova801/
Khovnyr771/
Koevner770/
Kowner67102/
Kavner6792/
Kobner6765/
Covner6756/
Kovnerova6751/
Kovnyrova675/
Khabnir621/
Kownetr621/
Koewner621/
Kompfner5711/
Cavner50643/
Cobner50109/
Cowner506/
Köbner501/
Kabner501/
Kawner501/

Kovnir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovnir in the Russian language
Ковнирkovnir-

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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 Kovnir
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