Kovac Surname

49,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kovac Surname Definition:

(Hungarian) The worker in metals; a smith.

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Kovac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8711:93,63410,514
Germany1,1191:71,9449,123
Australia1,0001:26,9963,670
Slovakia7671:6,958667
Canada7631:48,2905,863
Austria5191:16,4072,452
France2981:222,89534,564
Sweden2331:42,2613,352
Argentina1971:216,97217,873
Brazil1941:1,103,47638,577
England1811:307,83523,246
Switzerland1371:59,9487,487
Belgium1301:88,43613,772
Croatia1051:40,2728,066
Denmark891:63,4246,389
Serbia791:90,4427,493
Italy751:815,42364,079
Bosnia and Herzegovina681:52,0066,392
Netherlands661:255,86632,556
Slovenia551:45,2307,852
Norway451:114,27315,150
Czechia371:287,39137,121
Hungary351:280,46521,617
Venezuela251:1,208,16317,203
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Montenegro171:37,6212,828
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Malta41:107,5681,849
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Kovač (26,463), Kovać (166), Kovaç (161), Kovác (21), Kováč (14,535) & Kováć (1) are calculated separately.

Kovac (33) may also be a first name.

Kovac Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hungarian) The worker in metals; a smith.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Kovač is common surname in South Slav (Yugoslav) countries and means "Blacksmith".

Kovačić and Kovačević are patronymic surnames made with adding suffix -ić. Suffix -ić, -čić, -ević and similar are deminutives (the little one of ...) meaning "the child of...".

Czech Kovár, Polish Kowalczyc, German Schmidt, engl. Smith, Spanish Herrera, Italian Ferraro, fran. Ferris.

- sonja

This surname means 'smith' or 'blacksmith' in Magyar (Hungarian).

- dbkovach

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

- covaci

Kovac Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kovac (Arabic: كوفش) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Kovač, Kovać, Kovaç, Kovác, Kováč or Kováć. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovac? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 49,846th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 706,911 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Kovac live; 44 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,807,719th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 33 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 3,871 people, or 1 in 93,634. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Missouri, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States Kovac occurs in 74 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Kovac Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kovac last name are 9.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.88% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kovac earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 29.95% less than the national average, earning 242,417 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.34% more than the national average, earning $47,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $54,136 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovač9326,463/
Kovać93166/
Kovaç93161/
Kovác9321/
Kovacs9159,256/
Kovach9127,094/
Kovack91746/
Kovacz9168/
Kovasc9110/
Kovacx917/
Kosvac912/
Kovauc911/
Kotvac911/
Kováč8714,535/
Kováć871/
Kovatch831,521/
Kovache83360/
Kovachs8315/
Kouvach838/
Kova'cs837/
Kovaich836/
Kovasch835/
Kovacsh833/
Koveach832/
Kovathc832/
Kovachk831/
Kovackk831/
Kovauck831/
Kovazch831/
Gkovach831/
Kouvacs831/
Kovac's831/
Kovaics831/
Kovhach831/
Kovak80441/
Covac8076/
Kowac8020/
Kovaz8017/
Kavac805/
Kovaq805/
Kovax803/
Kovaj801/
Kovacova77974/
Kovatsch77122/
Kovacová7745/
Kouvatch771/
D'Kovach771/
Kovács73218,699/
Covaci7311,507/
Kovats731,178/
Kowacz73793/
Kovash73712/
Koback73441/
Gkovas73388/
Kotvaš73228/
Kovách73211/
Kowach73183/
Covach73177/
Kovaić73136/
Kowacs7352/
Kavacs7342/
Kowack7335/
Kovãcs7330/
Kovoch7316/
Kavach7315/
Kovags7311/
Kovatz7311/
Kovácz7310/
Covack739/
Kovàcs738/
Kovaik736/
Kovocs735/
Kovask735/
Kotvak735/
Kovazh734/
Kovâcs734/
Kavack733/
Kowaci732/
Kovauk732/
Kobacz732/
Kovake732/
Kowacc731/
Kòvacs731/
Kotvač731/
Kovaxs731/
Kovazs731/
Kovaçh731/
Kovačs731/
Covasc731/
Kouvak731/
Kovakz731/
Kovarz731/
Kovacsová71338/
Kovacsova71324/
Kovaczová7114/
Kovackova715/
Kovatzsch711/
Gkouvas67586/
Kowatch67561/
Koubach67170/
Kovarzh67138/
Covache67113/
Covatch6776/
Kavache6771/
Kavasch6766/
Kowasch6746/
Kowache6740/
Kovaľák6740/
Kahvaci6733/
Kotvasz6718/
Kovatsh6712/
Kohbach6710/
Kovatzh675/
Kavaich672/
Khovash672/
Kouwack672/
Kovahtz672/
Khavach671/
Kovatse671/
Kovauts671/
Kotvash671/
Kovásch671/
Kowascz671/
Kovaľak671/
Khovake671/
Covasch671/
Kovaske671/
Kovoick670/

Kovac Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovac in the Arabic language
كوفشkwfsh-

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