Kovshel Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kovshel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovshel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1001:95,01114,655
Ukraine271:1,686,026128,013
Russia151:9,608,204322,587

Kovshel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kovshel (Russian: Ковшель) is found most frequently in Belarus. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovshel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kovshel is the 1,484,726th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kovshel are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Kovshel is most frequent in Belarus, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 95,011. In Belarus it is mostly found in: Vitebsk Region, where 60 percent are found, Grodno Region, where 16 percent are found and Minsk, where 13 percent are found. Barring Belarus this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 19 percent are found and Russia, where 11 percent are found.

Kovshel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kovshel surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovsel921/
Kovsele8638/
Kovzel77465/
Kovšel774/
Kobsel771/
Kovshilova7111/
Kovshylova715/
Kofsell711/
Kobsell711/
Kopsytel671/
Kobsil623/
Kabsel622/
Kavšel621/
Kobzel621/
Cowsel620/
Kowsil620/
Kopshilova594/
Cowsell5731/
Kabsele5727/
Couwsel574/
Kobzell571/
Cobsell570/
Kawchele531/
Coffselt531/

Kovshel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovshel in the Russian language
Ковшельkovsel-

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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
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  • 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 Kovshel
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