Kovzelev Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kovzelev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovzelev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1021:93,14814,431
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Kovzelev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kovzelev (Russian: Ковзелев) is carried by more people in Belarus 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 Kovzelev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,649,806th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Kovzelev reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Belarus, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 93,148. In Belarus Kovzelev is most numerous in: Gomel Region, where 87 percent reside, Mogilev Region, where 10 percent reside and Minsk, where 3 percent reside. Not including Belarus Kovzelev is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 10 percent reside and Ukraine, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovzeleva9469/
Kovzelevs941/
Kovzelve882/
Kovzelove8233/
Kovzileva821/
Kovzalov7557/
Kovzalova71110/
Kovshilova5611/
Kovshylova565/

Kovzelev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovzelev in the Russian language
Ковзелевkovzelev-

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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 Kovzelev
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