Kotvaš Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Kotvaš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kotvaš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia2161:33,0783,496
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Kotvas (210) are calculated separately.

Kotvaš Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kotvaš is found most in Serbia. It may be found as a variant: Kotvas. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotvaš? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,082,743rd most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kotvaš reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Serbia, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 33,078. In Serbia it is most common in: South Banat District, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Serbia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 5 percent are found and Montenegro, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kotvas94210/
Kotva91352/
Kotvay834/
Kotvac831/
Kotvač831/
Kova805,494/
Kotvašova808/
Kotvasz7718/
Kotvash771/
Kotvath771/
Kothvat771/
Kothvai771/
Kovac7310,309/
Kovaľ731,000/
Kobaš73744/
Kavaš73694/
Kouva73578/
Kovai73329/
Kovas73313/
Katva73237/
Gkova73172/
Kovać73166/
Kovaç73161/
Kovga73100/
Kovea7395/
Kovah7366/
Koiva7346/
Khova7345/
Koova7331/
Kohva7319/
Kovaz7317/
Kovha737/
Kovay735/
Kovaa735/
Koyva734/
Kovax733/
Kovaĺ732/
Kojva731/
Kuova731/
Kovaj731/
Kovash67712/
Kovase67550/
Gkovas67388/
Kotbaş67376/
Kouvas67343/
Gkouva67297/
Kovaić67136/
Katvas67111/
Kovacz6768/
Kotvasová6749/
Khovha6741/
Khatva6739/
Kovgai6739/
Kovass6720/
Kotváč6712/
Kovace6711/
Kovatz6711/
Kovasc6710/
Ketvas677/
Kotvasova676/
Kovhad675/
Kovais674/
Kova'a674/
Kovazh674/
Kattva674/
Koshva673/
Khovas673/
Koubaš672/
Katvad672/
Qukova672/
Kouvat672/
Kovatt671/
Kathva671/
Kkhova671/
Koovat671/
Kovaçh671/
Kovauc671/
Koivah671/
Kotbas671/
Koivat671/
Kovátš671/
Kovaxs671/
Kovazs671/
Kovarz671/
Kqhova671/
Cotvaz671/
Kouvai671/
Kovačs671/

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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
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  • 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 Kotvaš
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