Kovou Surname
Approximately 695 people bear this surname
Kovou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 620 | 1:33,498 | 4,517 |
| Greece | 33 | 1:335,751 | 47,626 |
| Benin | 32 | 1:322,988 | 25,835 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Kovou (744) may also be a first name.
Kovou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kovou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kovou is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 480,002nd most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 10,485,678 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Kovou live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 301,495th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 744 people.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 620 people, or 1 in 33,498. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 62 percent reside, North Region, where 38 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 5 percent reside and Benin, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kouvou | 91 | 7,523 | / |
| Koivou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kovo | 89 | 657 | / |
| Kovu | 89 | 162 | / |
| Koveyou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kouvgou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kowou | 80 | 2,333 | / |
| Koivu | 80 | 2,092 | / |
| Kavou | 80 | 1,202 | / |
| Kouvo | 80 | 412 | / |
| Kovoi | 80 | 30 | / |
| Kovho | 80 | 29 | / |
| Khovu | 80 | 29 | / |
| Kouvu | 80 | 25 | / |
| Koivo | 80 | 24 | / |
| Kooua | 80 | 14 | / |
| Koveu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kovoy | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kovoe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kovoh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kohvo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Covou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuovo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khovo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koowu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kovhu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koouo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kouvouja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gkavou | 73 | 143 | / |
| Kouveu | 73 | 48 | / |
| Kowhou | 73 | 36 | / |
| Kowoue | 73 | 18 | / |
| Kovoch | 73 | 16 | / |
| Kouvoh | 73 | 10 | / |
| Koowua | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kovejo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Koiwou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Koivue | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kouvos | 73 | 4 | / |
| Koosua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Koouho | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kouwou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kouvoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kovayu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kovuji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kooveu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khovoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kowouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koviyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kovuch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khoshvouh | 71 | 10 | / |
| Khoshvoud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouvohoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kova | 67 | 5,494 | / |
| Kowo | 67 | 2,016 | / |
| Kowu | 67 | 1,557 | / |
| Covo | 67 | 1,535 | / |
| Kavu | 67 | 1,345 | / |
| Kavo | 67 | 893 | / |
| Coveyou | 67 | 200 | / |
| Kohouho | 67 | 167 | / |
| Khoovoi | 67 | 45 | / |
| Koyouho | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kotvojs | 67 | 19 | / |
| Couvout | 67 | 19 | / |
| Coivous | 67 | 16 | / |
| Khoshvu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kousvos | 67 | 11 | / |
| Qovu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Covu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kowouho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kovaova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ková | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kabooue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koochua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoouas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koutvoutch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouvoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovauts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowayou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavoush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koboueh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovù | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowouyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovuyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kosouho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouwoue | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kovou
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