Kovur Surname

165,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kovur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,5811:297,19716,761
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Kovur (123) may also be a first name.

Kovur Last Name Facts

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

Kovur (Marathi: कोवुर) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovur? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kovur is the 165,900th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,792,163 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kovur are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 840,349th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 123 people.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 2,581 people, or 1 in 297,197. In India it is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 92 percent reside, Telangana, where 7 percent reside and Karnataka, where 1 percent reside. Excluding India Kovur occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kosvur9125/
Kohvur9112/
Kovure915/
Kovour914/
Kotvur913/
Kovuur913/
Kouvure833/
Kouvour831/
Kothvur831/
Kavur80703/
Kovurova777/
Kovoor73594/
Kavour73100/
Kavure7318/
Koybur739/
Khevur735/
Kobour732/
Kawour731/
Kavaur731/
Covour731/
Kavurd731/
Kowour731/
Koivurova71142/
Koibour6731/
Kavourz6714/
Koïbour674/
Kathvur673/
Couveur673/
Kawoure672/
Kavaure671/
Khavour671/
Koovoor671/
Kavuire671/
Kabouhr671/
Kouwour671/

Kovur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovur in the Marathi language
कोवुरkovura-

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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
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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 Kovur
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