Cognomen كوف (Kove 
, Koff 
, كوف 
) , all around the world, is a common surname. The cognomen كوف is characteristic of Papua New Guinea, where it is quite a rare surname, Ghana, and Estonia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in India, the United States, and Ghana. Much less frequently, كوف is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Kove | Ghana, United States, Papua New Guinea, India, Benin |
| Koff | South Africa, Ivory Coast, Ghana, United States, Netherlands |
| كوف | Sudan, Egypt, Libya, Jordan, Oman |