Kovylev Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kovylev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovylev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia751:1,921,641121,498
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kovylev Last Name Facts

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

Kovylev (Russian: Ковылев) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovylev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,955,159th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Kovylev live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 1,921,641. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 23 percent live, Kostroma Oblast, where 12 percent live and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 11 percent live. Outside of Russia it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 7 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent live.

Kovylev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kovylev last name is chiefly Orthodox (92%) in Russia.

In The United States Kovylev are 8.31% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 38.46% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovyleva9370/
Kovylaev933/
Kovylyaev88473/
Kobylev86175/
Kovelev8616/
Kavylev867/
Kovilev862/
Kovylova80354/
Kobyleva80221/
Kovylyov8042/
Khavylev8025/
Koveleva8017/
Kavyleva804/
Kovilaev802/
Kovileva801/
Khovylov801/
Khavyleva7534/
Khovylova752/
Kobelev718,955/
Kobilev7136/
Kobylyv7110/
Kavylov718/
Kovilov717/
Kavelev714/
Kabylev711/
Kovelov711/
Kobeleva679,297/
Kobileva67168/
Kobylova6744/
Khavylov6736/
Khavelev6719/
Kovilova677/
Kobylyov676/
Khevelev676/
Kaveleva675/
Kavylyov674/
Kavylova674/
Kobelevs673/
Khovelov673/
Kowylaew671/
Kovilyov671/
Kobileev671/
Khovilov671/
Kaveliev671/

Kovylev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovylev in the Russian language
Ковылевkovylev-

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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 Kovylev
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