Kovaci Surname

336,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Kovaci Surname User-submission:

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

Kovaci Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3981:50,4476,234
Turkey3101:251,03717,378
Greece1871:59,2509,931
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
England131:4,286,005132,302
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Albania131:224,15814,039
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Norway101:514,22941,629
North Macedonia81:262,68415,306
Serbia51:1,428,99029,746
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Kovaçi (3,174), Kovači (672) & Kovaći (1) are calculated separately.

Kovaci (11) may also be a first name.

Kovaci Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- covaci

Kovaci Last Name Facts

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

Kovaci is carried by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Kovaçi, Kovači or Kovaći. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovaci? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kovaci is the 336,072nd most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 6,643,159 people. The last name Kovaci is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Kovaci are found; 37 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 37 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 11 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Romania, where it is held by 398 people, or 1 in 50,447. In Romania Kovaci is mostly concentrated in: Cluj County, where 28 percent are found, Mureș County, where 18 percent are found and Timiș County, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Romania this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 28 percent are found and Greece, where 17 percent are found.

Kovaci Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kovaci are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

The amount Kovaci earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 87.37% less than the national average, earning €3,793 per year; in Norway they earn 38.01% less than the national average, earning 214,545 kr per year and in United States they earn 7.47% less than the national average, earning $39,926 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovaçi943,174/
Kovači94672/
Kovaći941/
Kovachi921,572/
Kovacsi9292/
Kovacie9217/
Kovacis923/
Kovacci922/
Kovaciz921/
Kovachis8651/
Kovaschi862/
Kovatchi861/
Covaci8311,507/
Kovasi83592/
Kovaji8313/
Kovace8311/
Kavaci838/
Kovaca833/
Kowaci832/
Kovagi832/
Kovaši831/
Kovachich8085/
Kovatchis805/
Kavgaci77916/
Kovache77360/
Covacci77150/
Kovatsi77116/
Kovassi77107/
Kovashi77101/
Kowachi7797/
Kovácsi7778/
Kovachy7759/
Kovacsy7748/
Kahvaci7733/
Kavachi7720/
Kavacis7713/
Covacih776/
Kovacaj775/
Kovatzi775/
Covachi774/
Kovaasi773/
Kovaçii773/
Kovačji771/
Khovasi771/
Kovaize771/
Kovašič771/
Koveasi771/
Kovaçoi771/
Kkovaçi771/
Covacich71335/
Kovatsis71172/
Kovasich71121/
Kouvatsi71104/
Kowacich7151/
Kobatchi7128/
Kovačech7124/
Kovadzhi7121/
Kovatschich7111/
Kovasits7110/
Kovacech716/
Kavauchi716/
Kovacher713/
Gkovatsi712/
Khovashi711/
Kobachai711/
Kovachey711/
Kovachez711/
Kowachai711/
Kovácsai711/
Kouvaica711/
Kouvatzi711/
Khavachi711/
Kovatchy711/
Kavasi6710,217/
Kovase67550/
Kavazi67231/
Kavaca67122/
Kavaji6789/
Kowasi6770/
Kavagi6743/
Gkovatsis6742/
Kavace6740/
Kovosi6734/
Cavaci6726/
Kobaši6725/
Kovochich6718/
Gkouvatzi6717/
Kovage6716/
Kovachych6716/
Kavaçi679/
Covasi677/
Covachich676/
Kovatsits676/
Kauvauchi675/
Kovoza675/
Kobaçi674/
Kovasa673/
Kovaahasi671/
Kovachetz671/
Kovatchez671/
Cowaci671/
Kavaxi671/
Kovása671/
Kovasy671/
Kovača671/
Gkouvasis671/
Covaxi671/
Kovoçi671/
Kobayschi671/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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