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This sicilian surname could derive from a sicilian word "cuva", cova in Italian, meaning "brooding". If so the real original meaning of this surname is not clear. aA person who was a breeder of hens?

This surname is probably of Italian origin: it comes from Sicily, the area of AGRIGENTO. It is pronounced in Italian "koovah".
There is an identical mexican surname too: a variant of Cova?
The origin of this surname is not clear.