Kovar Surname

87,562nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Kovar Surname User-submission:

This is a Czech or Slovakian surname, meaning 'blacksmith worker', denoting someone who worked with metals .

Kovar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5871:101,04811,214
Austria5551:15,3432,273
Turkey3991:195,04114,424
Germany2621:307,27331,264
Czechia1241:85,75414,332
Canada1121:328,97830,038
India981:7,827,198166,253
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
Slovakia361:148,23526,596
France301:2,214,091176,965
England281:1,989,93178,001
Serbia261:274,80614,599
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Croatia221:192,20923,417
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Kovár (2,156) & Kovář (5,550) are calculated separately.

Kovar (97) may also be a first name.

Kovar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Czech or Slovakian surname, meaning 'blacksmith worker', denoting someone who worked with metals .

- deleted-173293

The Kovar surname means 'smith' or 'blacksmith'.

- jimbokovar

Kovar Last Name Facts

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

Kovar (Russian: Ковар) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Kovár or Kovář. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kovar is the 87,562nd most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,326,697 people. Kovar occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Kovar live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 962,660th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 97 people.

The surname Kovar is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 3,587 people, or 1 in 101,048. In The United States Kovar is most common in: Texas, where 29 percent live, Illinois, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 47 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 10 percent live and Turkey, where 7 percent live.

Kovar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kovar are 22.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kovar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.14% more than the national average, earning $45,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.83% more than the national average, earning $57,051 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovár932,156/
Kovgar91300/
Kovhar91104/
Kovare9149/
Khovar9144/
Koovar919/
Kuovar918/
Kovart915/
Koevar914/
Kouvar914/
Koivar914/
Kovasr914/
Kovear912/
Kovaar911/
Kohvar911/
Koşvar911/
Kovatr911/
Kovarz911/
Kovář875,550/
Kovarzh83138/
Khovare8323/
Khojvar8320/
Kovhare8318/
Khovart833/
Khoivar831/
Kothvar831/
Khovajr831/
Kavar8038,112/
Kowar803,246/
Kevar802,957/
Covar80406/
Kovor80292/
Kovarova77200/
Kovarová77177/
Koushvar771/
Kavhar732,710/
Khavar732,507/
Kavare731,611/
Kaevar73743/
Kovoor73594/
Khowar73376/
Khevar73364/
Kowarz73316/
Koware73255/
Covart7388/
Kouwar7368/
Covard7343/
Keuvar7334/
Covarr7323/
Koowar7323/
Kowhar7318/
Kuowar7313/
Kuobar738/
Kavgar738/
Kavair736/
Kahvar736/
Kowart735/
Kovour734/
Kohbar734/
Kuivar733/
Kavarr733/
Kobaar732/
Covair732/
Kovore732/
Kowear731/
Kavaur731/
Kavear731/
Keevar731/
Kevaar731/
Kobarr731/
Koevor731/
Kobahr731/
Kowgar731/
Košvár731/
Kohwar731/
Kovharova7111/
Khoshvard712/
Khovarova711/
Khavare674,262/
Kavhare67171/
Coveart6776/
Katvare6771/
Khojwar6770/
Kouware6721/
Covairt6721/
Kavahar6719/
Kauvart6711/
Kahavar677/
Kauvare677/
Khoware675/
Khatvar674/
Kojuhar673/
Kuobhar673/
Kavairt673/
Kaavare672/
Couvard672/
Kavahre671/
Kavaire671/
Kavarth671/
Kavaure671/
Kasvare671/
Kheuvar671/
Khavarr671/
Khaevar671/
Khobaar671/
Khoobar671/
Koovoor671/
Kosvore671/
Kowware671/
Kouward671/
Khohwar671/
Kobharr671/
Kowaire671/
Kouvour671/
Khobarh671/
Khoowar671/
Coveare670/

Kovar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kovar in the Russian language
Коварkovar-

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