Kovpaka Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kovpaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovpaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1081:421,50650,410
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Kovpaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kovpaka (Russian: Ковпака) occurs most in Ukraine. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovpaka? popularity and diffusion

Kovpaka is the 1,558,593rd most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname Kovpaka occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Kovpaka live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 421,506. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Zhytomyr Oblast, where 95 percent live, Kiev, where 4 percent live and Kiev Oblast, where 1 percent live. Not including Ukraine it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 17 percent live and Latvia, where 1 percent live.

Kovpaka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovipaka934/
Kovpak923,211/
Kovbak7753/
Kovpyk7753/
Kvopka7720/
Kovpik779/
Kovpok771/
Kovpashko7593/
Kovpach7117/
Kovabek711/
Kaewpaka672/
Kuvupuka671/
Gavipaka671/
Kovepuke671/
Kaewphaka6311/
Kawpake571/

Kovpaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovpaka in the Russian language
Ковпакаkovpaka-

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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 Kovpaka
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