Kovru Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Finland

Kovru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Finland121:458,05828,977
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Kovru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kovru (Russian: Ковру) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,605,694th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. Kovru occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Kovru reside; 62 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 62 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 6,863,003. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Saint Petersburg, where 71 percent live and Republic of Karelia, where 29 percent live. Beside Russia Kovru exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 24 percent live and Finland, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovrou913/
Kovrus913/
Kouvru911/
Khovrus83158/
Kothvru831/
Kowru80563/
Kavru806/
Khovruch772/
Kavrut73293/
Kobrau7329/
Kavrou7329/
Kowrus734/
Kowrru731/
Kavrup731/
Khavrus67329/
Gkavrou6745/
Couvreu6710/
Khavrui675/
Khoshvrush671/
Khoubrou623/
Kawru6016/
Cowru601/
Kawrut551/
Kawroud501/
Cowruth500/

Kovru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovru in the Russian language
Ковруkovru-

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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 Kovru
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