Kovanič Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Kovanič Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 40 | 1:133,411 | 24,423 |
| Czechia | 20 | 1:531,673 | 54,411 |
The alternate forms: Kovanic (93) & Kovanić (11) are calculated separately.
Kovanič Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kovanič Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kovanič is more frequently found in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Kovanic or Kovanić. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovanič? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,483,783rd most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kovanič are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequent in Slovakia, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 133,411. In Slovakia Kovanič is most prevalent in: Bratislava Region, where 80 percent are found, Nitra Region, where 5 percent are found and Trnava Region, where 5 percent are found. Not including Slovakia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kovanic | 95 | 93 | / |
| Kovanić | 95 | 11 | / |
| Kovanis | 86 | 405 | / |
| Kovaničová | 82 | 64 | / |
| Gkovanis | 80 | 21 | / |
| Kovanich | 80 | 20 | / |
| Kovanitz | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kovanics | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kovganich | 75 | 63 | / |
| Gkouvanis | 75 | 22 | / |
| Koyvanich | 75 | 15 | / |
| Kovanitch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kovanes | 71 | 35 | / |
| Kovanicová | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kowanic | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kovanicova | 71 | 5 | / |
| Covanis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kovanecz | 67 | 67 | / |
| Kovanets | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kavanish | 67 | 4 | / |
| Covanich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kowanich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kavanich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkavanis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovanetz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowaniec | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kovanič
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