Kovzh Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kovzh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovzh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Kovzh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kovzh (Russian: Ковж) is carried by more people in Belarus than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kovzh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovzh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kovzh is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Kovzh reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Kovzh is most frequently used in Belarus, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,750,530. In Belarus it is mostly found in: Brest Region, where 50 percent reside and Grodno Region, where 50 percent reside. Other than Belarus this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent reside and Ukraine, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovz896/
Kovsh802,202/
Kovch801,140/
Kobzh80110/
Kovzhova771/
Kovsch7313/
Kovzova6733/
Kovč6726/
Kovs6710/
Kovc679/
Kovš672/
Kowz671/
Covz671/
Kovstch671/
Kevz671/

Kovzh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovzh in the Russian language
Ковжkovz-

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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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  • 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 Kovzh
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