Köves Surname

365,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Köves Surname User-submission:

Köves means literally in Hungarian 'stony', 'covered with stones'. It's a Jewish surname and it is logically connected to the concept of 'the one whose life is a long stony way'.

Patrick René Henri Jouannès

Köves Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary9511:10,3221,197
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Koves (304) & Köveš (57) are calculated separately.

Köves Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Köves means literally in Hungarian 'stony', 'covered with stones'. It's a Jewish surname and it is logically connected to the concept of 'the one whose life is a long stony way'.

Patrick René Henri Jouannès

- patrick rené henri jouannès
DNA test information

Köves Last Name Facts

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

The surname Köves has its highest incidence in Hungary. It may be found as: Koves or Köveš. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Köves? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 365,146th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,376,059 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Köves live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is held by 951 people, or 1 in 10,322. In Hungary it is primarily concentrated in: Budapest, where 36 percent live, Pest County, where 12 percent live and Baranya County, where 11 percent live. Other than Hungary this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 2 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koves93304/
Köveš9357/
Kövesd9128/
Kövess9112/
Köver80538/
Keves80132/
Kaves8037/
Cöves801/
Kéves801/
Keeves73317/
Kavesh73119/
Kevesh7329/
Kovess7329/
Khaves7315/
Kovesh7311/
Kevees739/
Kevies733/
Khoves732/
Koeves732/
Kevess731/
Kaveus731/
Keuves731/
Kheves731/
Kove6714,334/
Kave674,657/
Keve671,489/
Kövi67447/
Kövy6799/
Kõve6712/
Kaveesh675/
Kaveush673/
Khavesh671/
Khovesh671/
Kavehsh671/
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