Kövi Surname

669,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kövi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kövi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary4011:24,4792,728
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Kovi (2,858) are calculated separately.

Kövi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kövi is held by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Kovi. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kövi.

How Common Is The Last Name Kövi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 669,375th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 16,303,235 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kövi are found; 90 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 90 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname Kövi is most common in Hungary, where it is borne by 401 people, or 1 in 24,479. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Veszprém County, where 24 percent are found, Budapest, where 22 percent are found and Pest County, where 16 percent are found. Not including Hungary this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 6 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovi922,858/
Kavi7510,019/
Kevi751,936/
Kövy7599/
Köbi7511/
Kavai673,269/
Kavoi672,043/
Koevi671,084/
Köves67988/
Köver67538/
Kavei67530/
Kuivi67491/
Kavie67340/
Kovai67329/
Khavi67323/
Kovei67308/
Kavui67304/
Kevei67146/
Kovie67136/
Khovi6788/
Kevui6784/
Köveš6757/
Kevai6750/
Kevie6733/
Kaavi6733/
Kovoi6730/
Kahvi6717/
Kevoi6715/
Kavij6713/
Khevi6713/
Koïvi678/
Kkavi677/
Keuvi676/
Kavhi674/
Kovih672/
Kevii672/
Keevi671/
Kaevi671/
Ckevi671/
Keviy671/

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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 Kövi
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