Čović Surname

95,167th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Čović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,9311:1,831286
Serbia1,5421:4,634584
Croatia1,0531:4,016453
Montenegro3101:2,063444
Slovenia1551:16,0503,761
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Cović (95), Ćović (42), Čovič (2), Covic (1,300) & Çoviç (2) are calculated separately.

Čović Last Name Facts

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

The last name Čović is carried by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Cović, Ćović, Čovič, Covic or Çoviç. Click here for other potential spellings of Čović.

How Common Is The Last Name Čović? popularity and diffusion

The last name Čović is the 95,167th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,457,218 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čović are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Čović is most frequently held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 1,931 people, or 1 in 1,831. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Čović is most prevalent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 86 percent live and Republika Srpska, where 14 percent live. Other than Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 31 percent live and Croatia, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cović9395/
Ćović9342/
Čovič932/
Covic871,300/
Çoviç872/
Čavić803,767/
Čobić80499/
Zović80166/
Čević802/
Čovićová771/

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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 Čović
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