Kovtsun Surname

385,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 921 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kovtsun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovtsun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine8211:55,4488,004
Russia851:1,695,565111,577
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Kovtsun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kovtsun (Russian: Ковцун) is found most in Ukraine. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovtsun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 385,671st most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,912,645 people. The last name Kovtsun occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Kovtsun live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Kovtsun is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is held by 821 people, or 1 in 55,448. In Ukraine Kovtsun is primarily found in: Chernivtsi Oblast, where 23 percent live, Lviv Oblast, where 20 percent live and Ternopil Oblast, where 17 percent live. Aside from Ukraine it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 9 percent live and Belarus, where 1 percent live.

Kovtsun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kovtsun surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavtsun862/
Kovzun77337/
Kovchun71242/
Khovzun71196/
Kovzhun71189/
Khovzhun671/
Kovchuhyn633/
Kowcun62183/
Kobzun62148/
Kowzun6260/
Covzun6221/
Kavzun621/
Kovchuhyna592/
Kopchun5779/
Covciun5719/
Kowceun577/
Kavchun576/
Kopcson575/
Kowczun571/
Kaptson571/
Kobchun571/
Khavchun532/
Koptchum531/

Kovtsun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovtsun in the Russian language
Ковцунkovcun-

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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 Kovtsun
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