Covacs Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Covacs Surname User-submission:

It comes from a Slavic word meaning, 'forger' or 'blacksmith'.

Covacs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1501:133,85214,523
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Covacs Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It comes from a Slavic word meaning, 'forger' or 'blacksmith'.

- covaci

Covacs Last Name Facts

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

Covacs is most common in Romania. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Covacs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,177,228th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. The surname Covacs occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Covacs are found; 75 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 74 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The last name Covacs is most frequent in Romania, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 133,852. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Satu Mare County, where 57 percent live, Timiș County, where 41 percent live and Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 1 percent live. Besides Romania Covacs occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Covacs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Covacs last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Covacs earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1% less than the national average, earning $42,717 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Covac9176/
Covats831/
Cavac732/
Covatz671/
Chavach621/
Chowacz621/
Choubach576/
Chavhach571/
Çovaç55149/
Cavoc555/
Cawac551/
Cavojcova531/
Cavatz50145/
Cahuac5040/
Cowots504/
Tchoubatch501/
Zovácz501/

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