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

Kovshel (Russian: Ковшель) has its highest incidence in Belarus. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kovshel.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovshel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,484,726th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kovshel reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Belarus, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 95,011. In Belarus it is mostly concentrated in: Vitebsk Region, where 60 percent live, Grodno Region, where 16 percent live and Minsk, where 13 percent live. Aside from Belarus it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 19 percent live and Russia, where 11 percent live.

Kovshel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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