Kovshuk Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kovshuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovshuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1051:90,48614,099
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Kovshuk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kovshuk (Russian: Ковшук) occurs more in Belarus more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kovshuk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovshuk? popularity and diffusion

Kovshuk is the 1,573,888th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The surname Kovshuk occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Kovshuk live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Belarus, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 90,486. In Belarus it is most common in: Brest Region, where 59 percent are found, Grodno Region, where 34 percent are found and Minsk, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Belarus Kovshuk occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 11 percent are found and Ukraine, where 7 percent are found.

Kovshuk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (67%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Kovshuk surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 40% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovsuk921/
Kovshchuk8811/
Kovchuk8699/
Kavshuk862/
Kopshuk862/
Kovshukova824/
Kopschuk801/
Kopsuk77326/
Kavsuk7776/
Kobsuk772/
Kowsuk771/
Kapshuk712,464/
Kopchuk711,527/
Kavchuk71387/
Kobchuk7145/
Kowszuk7136/
Kopshukova7126/
Kovchug7124/
Kofchuk711/
Khowsuk711/
Kowchuk711/
Khavchuk6742/
Kowchuck6738/
Kofsuske6737/
Kapschuk677/
Kapshuck676/
Koufsouk672/
Khobchuk672/
Kapshukh671/
Khafshuk671/

Kovshuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovshuk in the Russian language
Ковшукkovsuk-

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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 Kovshuk
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