Kövér Surname

148,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kövér Surname User-submission:

Kövér is a descriptive surname, meaning 'fat' in Hungarian.

Kövér Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2,8381:3,459405
Slovakia1041:51,3129,874
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

The alternate forms: Köver (538), Kovér (35), Kővér (7), Kover (1,008) & Kőver (1) are calculated separately.

Kövér Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kövér is a descriptive surname, meaning 'fat' in Hungarian.

- diegomorenodiaz

Kövér Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kövér (Hindi: कोवेर) occurs most in Hungary. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Köver, Kovér, Kővér, Kover or Kőver. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kövér? popularity and diffusion

It is the 148,940th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,456,200 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kövér reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

Kövér is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is borne by 2,838 people, or 1 in 3,459. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 14 percent are found, Hajdú-Bihar County, where 14 percent are found and Budapest, where 13 percent are found. Beside Hungary this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 4 percent are found and Czechia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köver93538/
Kovér9335/
Kővér937/
Kover871,008/
Kőver871/
Kövir801/
Kövérová7799/
Kvr7542/
Kövári73165/
Kövari7345/
Kövary7344/
Köváry735/
Kvar67844/
Kuvr67839/
Kavr67120/
Kvir67102/
Kovr6718/
Kevr6715/
Khvr6711/
Kvre677/
Kvri673/
Kvro672/
Kvrr671/
Kvwr671/
Kyvr671/
Kjvr671/
Kvhr671/
Kvry671/
Kvur671/
Kvra671/

Kövér Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kövér in the Hindi language
कोवेरkovera-

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