Kovaks Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Kovaks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovaks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania101:2,007,78754,092
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Kovaks Last Name Facts

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

Kovaks (Russian: Ковакс) occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovaks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Kovaks reside; 52 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,007,787. In Romania Kovaks is most common in: Bihor County, where 40 percent live, Hunedoara County, where 40 percent live and Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 10 percent live. Barring Romania Kovaks exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Russia, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovacks9232/
Kovags8311/
Kovakz831/
Kovaxs831/
Kovachs7715/
Kova'cs777/
Kovacsh773/
Kovaics771/
Kovac's771/
Kouvacs771/
Covacks771/
Kovax733/
Covascks711/
Kovacsová67338/
Kovacsova67324/
Kowacs6752/
Kovãcs6730/
Kovecs6715/
Kovàcs678/
Kobacs678/
Kovacx677/
Kovocs675/
Kovâcs674/
Kabaks674/
Kovécs673/
Kòvacs671/

Kovaks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovaks in the Russian language
Коваксkovaks-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kovaks
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