Kovsh Surname
Approximately 2,202 people bear this surname
Kovsh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 1,013 | 1:9,379 | 1,400 |
| Ukraine | 654 | 1:69,607 | 9,965 |
| Russia | 479 | 1:300,883 | 30,822 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 12 | 1:497,721 | 37,801 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Abkhazia | 4 | 1:60,716 | 3,073 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
Kovsh Demographics
Average Kovsh Salary in
United States
$14,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kovsh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kovsh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kovsh (Russian: Ковш) is found most frequently in Belarus. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovsh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 191,413th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,309,512 people. The surname Kovsh occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Kovsh reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
It is most commonly occurring in Belarus, where it is borne by 1,013 people, or 1 in 9,379. In Belarus it is most numerous in: Brest Region, where 52 percent live, Grodno Region, where 24 percent live and Minsk, where 13 percent live. Besides Belarus it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 30 percent live and Russia, where 22 percent live.
Kovsh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (95%) in Russia, Orthodox (79%) in Belarus and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Kovsh last name are 9.04% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 55.81% registered with the political party.
Kovsh earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.11% less than the national average, earning $14,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kovsch | 91 | 13 | / |
| Kovs | 89 | 10 | / |
| Kovh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kovch | 80 | 1,140 | / |
| Kowsh | 80 | 15 | / |
| Kovse | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kavsh | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kovzh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kohvs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kopsh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kovss | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kovst | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kovshova | 77 | 2,454 | / |
| Kov | 75 | 5,903 | / |
| Kopsch | 73 | 2,188 | / |
| Kobsch | 73 | 336 | / |
| Khoshv | 73 | 203 | / |
| Koszvh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kopshe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kospch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kowsch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koufsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kavshe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kova | 67 | 5,494 | / |
| Khov | 67 | 4,666 | / |
| Kobs | 67 | 3,401 | / |
| Kops | 67 | 3,236 | / |
| Kohv | 67 | 443 | / |
| Koiv | 67 | 216 | / |
| Kohf | 67 | 162 | / |
| Kavs | 67 | 160 | / |
| Koov | 67 | 79 | / |
| Kows | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kopsche | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kovp | 67 | 22 | / |
| Khouwsh | 67 | 22 | / |
| Khavshe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Koppsch | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kovt | 67 | 12 | / |
| Koph | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kobsche | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hkov | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kovc | 67 | 9 | / |
| Covs | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kopssch | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kouv | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kowh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kovsova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khoshfz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kovz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kohw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kofh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gkov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kovš | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koyv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kosw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kcov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kofs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowsche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoshvz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khavsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavh | 67 | 1 | / |
Kovsh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kovsh in the Russian language | ||
| Ковш | kovs | - |
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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 Kovsh
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