Kovach Surname

20,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,094 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kovach Surname Definition:

(Hungarian) The worker in metals; a smith.

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Kovach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,0701:30,0303,731
Ukraine11,1161:4,095392
Russia2,2081:65,2738,472
Canada6261:58,8596,933
Argentina2541:168,28114,146
Moldova1531:23,2773,901
Belarus871:109,20816,337
Kazakhstan611:289,87724,582
Bulgaria541:129,2397,530
Israel541:158,47516,422
Transnistria471:10,1002,028
Australia401:674,89346,030
England351:1,591,94567,242
Kyrgyzstan321:186,64518,861
Serbia321:223,28012,990
Hungary301:327,20924,029
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Austria111:774,13064,097
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
France41:16,605,680368,153
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guam11:160,1214,893
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415

The alternate forms: Kovách (211) & Kovaçh (1) are calculated separately.

Kovach (29) may also be a first name.

Kovach 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

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

- dbkovach

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

- covaci

Kovach is a variant of Kovacs, which means 'smith'.

- xinpheld

Kovach Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kovach (Russian: Ковач) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms: Kovách or Kovaçh. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovach? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kovach is the 20,186th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 268,973 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Kovach live; 49 percent live in Eastern Europe and 48 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most widespread forename on earth It is held by 29 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 12,070 people, or 1 in 30,030. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 20 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found and Michigan, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 41 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.

Kovach Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kovach last name is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kovach surname are 7.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kovach earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 7.53% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,844 per year; in United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,001 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.38% less than the national average, earning $48,502 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovách94211/
Kovaçh941/
Kovatch921,521/
Kovache92360/
Kovachs9215/
Kouvach928/
Kovaich926/
Kovacsh923/
Kovacht923/
Koveach922/
Kovhach921/
Gkovach921/
Kovazch921/
Kovac9110,309/
Kovatsch86122/
D'Kovach861/
Kouvatch861/
Kovacs8359,256/
Kowach83183/
Covach83177/
Kovacz8368/
Kovoch8316/
Kavach8315/
Kovech838/
Kovazh834/
Kevach831/
Kovauc831/
Kovachova804/
Kovatzsch801/
Kowatch77561/
Koubach77170/
Covache77113/
Covatch7776/
Kavache7771/
Kowache7740/
Kovatsh7712/
Kohbach7710/
Kova'cs777/
Kovatzh775/
Kevachh772/
Kavaich772/
Kovahtz772/
Kovathc772/
Khavach771/
Kovaics771/
Kouvacs771/
Kovac's771/
Kovač7326,463/
Kovać73166/
Kovaç73161/
Covac7376/
Kovác7321/
Kowac7320/
Kovaz7317/
Kavac735/
Kovaj731/
Kowatsch711,357/
Kovacova71974/
Kovacová7145/
Khoubach7110/
Koubaich715/
Kobatsch714/
Khobaich713/
Covatche711/
Kovatschová711/
Kovács67218,699/
Covaci6711,507/
Kovats671,178/
Kowacz67793/
Kovacsová67338/
Kovacsova67324/
Kovaić67136/
Kawach6758/
Köbach6755/
Kowacs6752/
Cobach6745/
Kavacs6742/
Kevech6741/
Kovãcs6730/
Kovaczová6714/
Kovatz6711/
Kovácz6710/
Kovàcs678/
Kawech676/
Kovocs675/
Kovâcs674/
Kobacz672/
Kavech672/
Kowaci672/
Kòvacs671/
Kovačs671/
Kovazs671/
Kotvač671/
Koboch670/

Kovach Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovach in the Russian language
Ковачkovac-

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