Kővér Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kővér Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kővér Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680

The alternate forms: Kövér (2,967), Kovér (35), Kőver (1), Kover (1,008) & Köver (538) are calculated separately.

Kővér Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kővér is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Kövér, Kovér, Kőver, Kover or Köver. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kővér? popularity and diffusion

Kővér is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kővér live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 57 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Kővér is most widespread in Hungary, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 3,272,092. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 67 percent reside and Heves County, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Hungary it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 29 percent reside and Slovakia, where 29 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kövér932,967/
Kovér9335/
Kőver931/
Kover871,008/
Köver87538/
Kővár801/
Kővérová774/
Kvr7542/
Kővári733,727/
Kőváry73113/
Kővari731/
Kvar67844/
Kuvr67839/
Kavr67120/
Kvir67102/
Kovr6718/
Kevr6715/
Khvr6711/
Kvre677/
Kvri673/
Kvjr672/
Kvro672/
Kjvr671/
Kyvr671/
Kvwr671/
Kvrr671/
Kvhr671/
Kvry671/
Kvur671/
Kvra671/

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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 Kővér
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