Kovyakh Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kovyakh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovyakh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1441:1,000,85577,167
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Kovyakh Last Name Facts

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

Kovyakh (Russian: Ковях) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovyakh? popularity and diffusion

Kovyakh is the 1,465,390th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Kovyakh reside; 95 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 1,000,855. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 66 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 24 percent reside and Irkutsk Oblast, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Russia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

Kovyakh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kovyakh last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kovyakh surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovyak9216/
Koviakh8678/
Kovyakhova826/
Kobyak77469/
Koviak77210/
Kavyak773/
Kovyakova7578/
Khovyakova71116/
Koviack7169/
Koviach7110/
Koveach712/
Kavaiyak6713/
Koviatch671/
Koviacke671/

Kovyakh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovyakh in the Russian language
Ковяхkovah-

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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 Kovyakh
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