Kovatch Surname

258,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kovatch Surname Definition:

(Hungarian) The worker in metals; a smith.

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Kovatch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3361:271,30225,451
Canada941:391,97434,739
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Israel91:950,84857,975
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Kovatch 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

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

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Kovatch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kovatch is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kovatch.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovatch? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kovatch is the 258,654th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 4,791,286 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Kovatch reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,336 people, or 1 in 271,302. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent live, Ohio, where 14 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States Kovatch occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Kovatch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kovatch last name are 14.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.98% registered with the party.

The amount Kovatch earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning $44,233 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.38% more than the national average, earning $51,362 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovatsch93122/
Kouvatch931/
Kovach9227,094/
Kovatzsch881/
Kowatch86561/
Kovache86360/
Covatch8676/
Kovachs8615/
Kovatsh8612/
Kouvach868/
Kovaich866/
Kovatzh865/
Kovacsh863/
Kovathc862/
Koveach862/
Gkovach861/
Kovhach861/
Kovazch861/
Kovac8310,309/
Kowatsch801,357/
Kobatsch804/
Covatche801/
D'Kovach801/
Kovatschová781/
Kovacs7759,256/
Kovats771,178/
Kovách77211/
Kowach77183/
Covach77177/
Kovacz7768/
Kovoch7716/
Kavach7715/
Kovatz7711/
Kovazh774/
Kovauc771/
Kovaçh771/
Koubach71170/
Covache71113/
Kavache7171/
Kowache7140/
Kochwatsch7125/
Cowatch7122/
Kohbach7110/
Kova'cs717/
Kavaich712/
Kovahtz712/
Kovatse711/
Khavach711/
Kovauts711/
Koutvoutch711/
Kouvacs711/
Kovac's711/
Kovaics711/
Kovač6726,463/
Kovacova67974/
Kovać67166/
Kovaç67161/
Covac6776/
Kovacová6745/
Kovác6721/
Kowac6720/
Kovaz6717/
Khoubach6710/
Koubaich675/
Kavac675/
Khobaich673/

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