Kovsher Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kovsher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovsher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus3811:24,9374,237
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417

Kovsher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kovsher (Russian: Ковшер) is more frequently found in Belarus than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovsher? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 685,266th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 16,830,360 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Kovsher reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Belarus, where it is carried by 381 people, or 1 in 24,937. In Belarus it is primarily concentrated in: Minsk Region, where 74 percent reside, Minsk, where 15 percent reside and Vitebsk Region, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Belarus this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 7 percent reside and Ukraine, where 5 percent reside.

Kovsher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (69%) in Belarus.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovser921/
Kowsher869/
Kovcher862/
Kovse8312/
Kovsherova822/
Kowsheer801/
Kowser773,410/
Kovsha77210/
Kopser77109/
Kavser7717/
Kovshi7714/
Kobser773/
Kavshe771/
Kawsher71913/
Khavshe7117/
Kovshyrova7116/
Kobsche7110/
Kovshirova719/
Kovcheh715/
Kafsher714/
Kovshøj713/
Kapsher713/
Kowsche711/
Kowshir711/
Kowseer711/
Kovchey711/
Khowser711/
Kovše67629/
Kovsi6718/
Kavse6710/
Kovce675/
Kovsa675/
Kobse673/
Kowschez672/
Khowcher671/

Kovsher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovsher in the Russian language
Ковшерkovser-

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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 Kovsher
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