Kovts Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kovts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine431:1,058,66796,518
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kovts Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kovts (Russian: Ковць) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovts? popularity and diffusion

Kovts is the 2,944,094th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Kovts are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 1,058,667. In Ukraine it is mostly found in: Lviv Oblast, where 84 percent reside and Donetsk Oblast, where 16 percent reside. Not including Ukraine this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovtse916/
Kovcs803/
Kavts801/
Kovtc801/
Kofts800/
Kovtsova7714/
Kovč6726/
Kowtsch6724/
Kovc679/
Kovz676/
Kovstch671/

Kovts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovts in the Russian language
Ковцьkovc-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kovts
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