Kovshov Surname

180,045th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kovshov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovshov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,8881:76,3369,749
Ukraine2491:182,82224,982
Kazakhstan911:194,31318,215
Belarus581:163,81122,061
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Kyrgyzstan161:373,29130,949
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Kovshov Last Name Facts

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

Kovshov (Georgian: კოვშოვი, Russian: Ковшов) is most common in Russia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovshov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kovshov is the 180,045th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,077,511 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Kovshov reside; 76 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 1,888 people, or 1 in 76,336. In Russia Kovshov is mostly found in: Republic of Adygea, where 15 percent are found, Samara Oblast, where 7 percent are found and Moscow, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Russia this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 11 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent are found.

Kovshov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kovshov surname are 6.28% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 53.05% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovshova932,454/
Kovsov923/
Kovsovs8615/
Kovshev8615/
Kovsova866/
Kavshov864/
Kovchov861/
Kovshoff8023/
Kavshova8010/
Kovzov7754/
Kopsov7730/
Kobsov771/
Kovšov771/
Kopsova7130/
Kovšova714/
Kowshow714/
Kavchov712/
Kapshov712/
Kovzovh711/
Kopchov711/
Kopshoff6780/
Khavshabova6716/
Covshoff679/
Khofshof673/
Kowschow672/
Kapshova672/
Kavshaev671/

Kovshov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovshov in the Georgian language
კოვშოვიkovshovi-
Kovshov in the Russian language
Ковшовkovsov-

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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 Kovshov
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