Sovy Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Sovy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sovy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France871:763,48093,619
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Sovy (298) may also be a first name.

Sovy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sovy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻮﻓﻲ, Russian: Совы) is found most frequently in France. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sovy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,497,948th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Sovy reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 510,666th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 298 people.

The last name is most widespread in France, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 763,480. In France it is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 20 percent live, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 20 percent live and Brittany, where 20 percent live. Excluding France it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and Malaysia, where 4 percent live.

Sovy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sovy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sovy surname fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sovey89471/
Souvy89254/
Sovay89112/
Sovyt8953/
Shovy8916/
Sovoy892/
Soviy891/
Souvay80671/
Sovych80548/
Shovey8033/
Souvyi809/
Souvey808/
Sovaya805/
Siovey803/
Schovy801/
Soveyd801/
Soveys800/
Savy754,954/
Sovi753,805/
Soby751,775/
Sove75286/
Sowy7522/
Schovey7323/
Sovhaya731/
Sobhy67178,189/
Savoy6714,456/
Sobey672,703/
Sovet671,627/
Sovis671,520/
Savay671,230/
Shove671,091/
Souvi671,006/
Savey67897/
Sobay67807/
Saboy67711/
Sovea67617/
Soboy67600/
Sovie67527/
Souva67407/
Sosby67397/
Sover67273/
Soyba67265/
Soviš67222/
Sawoy67214/
Sooby67189/
Soway67184/
Sauvy67182/
Souve67123/
Siova67118/
Shoby67106/
Siove67105/
Suova6797/
Soive6774/
Shovi6752/
Sovha6752/
Sovio6751/
Siovi6743/
Sovit6736/
Sowoy6735/
Souby6735/
Soova6727/
Sovee6723/
Sohvi6723/
Soove6722/
Sávay6718/
Sovii6718/
Soivi6717/
Sobiy6716/
Soveľ6716/
Savyo6715/
Shavy6712/
Savyi6712/
Sowey6711/
Showy6711/
Soves6711/
Sovai6710/
Savyt679/
Soiva679/
Sovei678/
Saviy677/
Soovi677/
Siavy677/
Sovaj676/
Sohby676/
Szoby676/
Soved675/
Sovaa673/
Sovoyová673/
Sovhe672/
Sovid672/
Sosve672/
Chovy672/
Sobyo672/
Savuy672/
Hsove671/
Sovui671/
Soyue671/
Schovaya671/
Sobyś671/
Sowuy671/
Sowyi671/
Soveh671/
Ssove671/
Sávoy671/
Sovoi671/
Sovuj671/
Sgove671/
Sotby671/
Saavy670/
Zovey670/

Sovy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sovy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺼﻮﻓﻲalswfy-
Sovy in the Russian language
Совыsovy-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sovy
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