Kouva

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of Kouvo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkou̯ʋɑ/, [ˈko̞u̯w(ː)ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ouʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Kou‧va

Proper noun

Kouva

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Kouva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Kouva	Kouvat
genitive		Kouvan	Kouvien
partitive		Kouvaa	Kouvia
illative		Kouvaan	Kouviin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kouva	Kouvat
accusative	nom.	Kouva	Kouvat
	gen.	Kouvan
genitive		Kouvan	Kouvien Kouvain rare
partitive		Kouvaa	Kouvia
inessive		Kouvassa	Kouvissa
elative		Kouvasta	Kouvista
illative		Kouvaan	Kouviin
adessive		Kouvalla	Kouvilla
ablative		Kouvalta	Kouvilta
allative		Kouvalle	Kouville
essive		Kouvana	Kouvina
translative		Kouvaksi	Kouviksi
abessive		Kouvatta	Kouvitta
instructive		—	Kouvin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kouva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kouvani Kouvani accusative nom. Kouvani Kouvani gen. Kouvani genitive Kouvani Kouvieni Kouvaini rare partitive Kouvaani Kouviani inessive Kouvassani Kouvissani elative Kouvastani Kouvistani illative Kouvaani Kouviini adessive Kouvallani Kouvillani ablative Kouvaltani Kouviltani allative Kouvalleni Kouvilleni essive Kouvanani Kouvinani translative Kouvakseni Kouvikseni abessive Kouvattani Kouvittani instructive — — comitative — Kouvineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kouvasi Kouvasi accusative nom. Kouvasi Kouvasi gen. Kouvasi genitive Kouvasi Kouviesi Kouvaisi rare partitive Kouvaasi Kouviasi inessive Kouvassasi Kouvissasi elative Kouvastasi Kouvistasi illative Kouvaasi Kouviisi adessive Kouvallasi Kouvillasi ablative Kouvaltasi Kouviltasi allative Kouvallesi Kouvillesi essive Kouvanasi Kouvinasi translative Kouvaksesi Kouviksesi abessive Kouvattasi Kouvittasi instructive — — comitative — Kouvinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kouvamme Kouvamme accusative nom. Kouvamme Kouvamme gen. Kouvamme genitive Kouvamme Kouviemme Kouvaimme rare partitive Kouvaamme Kouviamme inessive Kouvassamme Kouvissamme elative Kouvastamme Kouvistamme illative Kouvaamme Kouviimme adessive Kouvallamme Kouvillamme ablative Kouvaltamme Kouviltamme allative Kouvallemme Kouvillemme essive Kouvanamme Kouvinamme translative Kouvaksemme Kouviksemme abessive Kouvattamme Kouvittamme instructive — — comitative — Kouvinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kouvanne Kouvanne accusative nom. Kouvanne Kouvanne gen. Kouvanne genitive Kouvanne Kouvienne Kouvainne rare partitive Kouvaanne Kouvianne inessive Kouvassanne Kouvissanne elative Kouvastanne Kouvistanne illative Kouvaanne Kouviinne adessive Kouvallanne Kouvillanne ablative Kouvaltanne Kouviltanne allative Kouvallenne Kouvillenne essive Kouvananne Kouvinanne translative Kouvaksenne Kouviksenne abessive Kouvattanne Kouvittanne instructive — — comitative — Kouvinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kouvansa Kouvansa accusative nom. Kouvansa Kouvansa gen. Kouvansa genitive Kouvansa Kouviensa Kouvainsa rare partitive Kouvaansa Kouviaan Kouviansa inessive Kouvassaan Kouvassansa Kouvissaan Kouvissansa elative Kouvastaan Kouvastansa Kouvistaan Kouvistansa illative Kouvaansa Kouviinsa adessive Kouvallaan Kouvallansa Kouvillaan Kouvillansa ablative Kouvaltaan Kouvaltansa Kouviltaan Kouviltansa allative Kouvalleen Kouvallensa Kouvilleen Kouvillensa essive Kouvanaan Kouvanansa Kouvinaan Kouvinansa translative Kouvakseen Kouvaksensa Kouvikseen Kouviksensa abessive Kouvattaan Kouvattansa Kouvittaan Kouvittansa instructive — — comitative — Kouvineen Kouvinensa

Statistics

• Kouva is the 3199^th (tied with 10 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 243 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.