McCovey Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McCovey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCovey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

McCovey Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCovey occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCovey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,244,200th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname McCovey is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of McCovey reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 1,948,704. In The United States McCovey is mostly found in: California, where 57 percent reside, Alabama, where 19 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

McCovey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCovey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCovey last name expanded 214 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCovey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McCovey last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCovey last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

McCovey earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.9% less than the national average, earning $28,952 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCovy9226/
McCove9221/
McOvey923/
McCowey8625/
McCover8623/
McCavey869/
Mccobey867/
McKovey863/
McGovey861/
McCovie860/
McCovoy860/
McKhovey800/
McGouvey800/
McCovett800/
McCauvey800/
McGoovey800/
McCosbey800/
McCave77226/
Mccoby778/
McCobe773/
McOver771/
McCowy771/
McCavy770/
McOwey770/
McCowe770/
McGovy770/
McOvoy770/
McCowie7179/
McCosby7173/
McCaver7143/
McOiver719/
McKevey716/
McCovid714/
McCavoy714/
McCabey712/
McCower712/
McGavey712/
McCobes711/
McCober711/
McAviey711/
McCaves711/
McGoovy710/
McCaboy710/
McCowet710/
McGovie710/
McCawey710/
McCoboy710/
McGowey710/
McGovoy710/
McCouby710/
McCompe710/
McCavet710/
Mkove6715/
McCovish678/
McAvy672/
McOwy672/
McAve672/
Mcoby671/
Mccavett671/
McGahvey671/
McKeevey671/
McKaevey670/
McCowahy670/
McCovich670/
McCauver670/
McQuavey670/

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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 McCovey
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