Kovshar Surname
Approximately 1,674 people bear this surname
Kovshar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 856 | 1:53,181 | 7,681 |
| Russia | 461 | 1:312,631 | 31,716 |
| Belarus | 342 | 1:27,781 | 4,817 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Kovshar Demographics
Kovshar Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Kovshar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kovshar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kovshar (Russian: Ковшарь) occurs most in Ukraine. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovshar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 239,279th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,353,373 people. The surname Kovshar occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Kovshar live; 91 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The surname Kovshar is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is held by 856 people, or 1 in 53,181. In Ukraine Kovshar is most numerous in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 28 percent reside, Chernihiv Oblast, where 13 percent reside and Sumy Oblast, where 12 percent reside. Beside Ukraine it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 28 percent reside and Belarus, where 20 percent reside.
Kovshar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (96%) in Belarus and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Kovshar are 19.9% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kovsar | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kovshchar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kowshar | 86 | 548 | / |
| Kovchar | 86 | 190 | / |
| Kopshar | 86 | 92 | / |
| Kavshar | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kovsare | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kovsharova | 82 | 598 | / |
| Kopschar | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kowsar | 77 | 8,359 | / |
| Kobsar | 77 | 250 | / |
| Kavsar | 77 | 56 | / |
| Kopsar | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kovzar | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kopfschar | 75 | 8 | / |
| Kovsarova | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kapshar | 71 | 86 | / |
| Kawshar | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kowszar | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kafshar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kowsarr | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kavsharova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kowsaar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kowssar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khowsar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khavsar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavchar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafshgar | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kowsaard | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kapschar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kavchard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kobsaard | 67 | 1 | / |
Kovshar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kovshar in the Russian language | ||
| Ковшарь | kovsar | - |
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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 Kovshar
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