Kovshik Surname

313,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kovshik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovshik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus9341:10,1721,521
Russia2491:578,80751,542
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Kovshik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kovshik (Russian: Ковшик) occurs in Belarus more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovshik? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 313,815th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,088,175 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Kovshik live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Belarus, where it is held by 934 people, or 1 in 10,172. In Belarus it is most numerous in: Brest Region, where 36 percent are found, Grodno Region, where 20 percent are found and Minsk Region, where 19 percent are found. Other than Belarus it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Kovshik Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (83%) in Belarus and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kovshik surname are 41.47% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 88.24% registered to vote for the party.

Kovshik earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouvshik931/
Kovsik923/
Kowshik861,135/
Kovshyk86384/
Kovchik86151/
Kavshik8617/
Kovshikova82284/
Kowschik801/
Kovzik77550/
Kobsik7755/
Kowsik7752/
Kofsik774/
Kavsik772/
Kovcik771/
Kovshchyk753/
Kovsikova752/
Kawshik71464/
Kovshykova7164/
Kovchyk7153/
Kovscek7146/
Kowszik7115/
Kavchik717/
Kowchik711/
Kobszick677/
Kovskova671/
Kawshick671/
Kawwshik671/

Kovshik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovshik in the Russian language
Ковшикkovsik-

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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 Kovshik
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