Kovshakov Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Kovshakov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovshakov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765

Kovshakov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kovshakov (Russian: Ковшаков) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovshakov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Kovshakov live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 14,412,306. In Russia Kovshakov is most common in: Kirov Oblast, where 40 percent live, Orenburg Oblast, where 30 percent live and Bryansk Oblast, where 10 percent live. Beside Russia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 38 percent live and Kyrgyzstan, where 14 percent live.

Kovshakov Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kovshakov surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Communist Party Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovshakova9530/
Kopshakov891/
Kovshokov891/
Kofshakova841/
Kovshokova841/
Kopchakov7868/
Kopsakova782/
Kaspshakov7438/
Kapchakov673/
Capchakhov531/

Kovshakov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovshakov in the Russian language
Ковшаковkovsakov-

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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 Kovshakov
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