Kovac Surname
Approximately 10,309 people bear this surname
Kovac Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,871 | 1:93,634 | 10,514 |
| Germany | 1,119 | 1:71,944 | 9,123 |
| Australia | 1,000 | 1:26,996 | 3,670 |
| Slovakia | 767 | 1:6,958 | 667 |
| Canada | 763 | 1:48,290 | 5,863 |
| Austria | 519 | 1:16,407 | 2,452 |
| France | 298 | 1:222,895 | 34,564 |
| Sweden | 233 | 1:42,261 | 3,352 |
| Argentina | 197 | 1:216,972 | 17,873 |
| Brazil | 194 | 1:1,103,476 | 38,577 |
| England | 181 | 1:307,835 | 23,246 |
| Switzerland | 137 | 1:59,948 | 7,487 |
| Belgium | 130 | 1:88,436 | 13,772 |
| Croatia | 105 | 1:40,272 | 8,066 |
| Denmark | 89 | 1:63,424 | 6,389 |
| Serbia | 79 | 1:90,442 | 7,493 |
| Italy | 75 | 1:815,423 | 64,079 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 68 | 1:52,006 | 6,392 |
| Netherlands | 66 | 1:255,866 | 32,556 |
| Slovenia | 55 | 1:45,230 | 7,852 |
| Norway | 45 | 1:114,273 | 15,150 |
| Czechia | 37 | 1:287,391 | 37,121 |
| Hungary | 35 | 1:280,465 | 21,617 |
| Venezuela | 25 | 1:1,208,163 | 17,203 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Montenegro | 17 | 1:37,621 | 2,828 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
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.
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.
- sonjaThis surname means 'smith' or 'blacksmith' in Magyar (Hungarian).
- dbkovachIt comes from a Slavic word meaning, 'forger' or 'blacksmith'.
- covaciKovac Demographics
Kovac Political Affiliation
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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
Kovac Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kovac in the Arabic language | ||
| كوفش | kwfsh | - |
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Footnotes
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