Kovats Surname
Approximately 1,178 people bear this surname
Kovats Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 510 | 1:710,704 | 56,075 |
| Canada | 162 | 1:227,442 | 21,827 |
| Hungary | 87 | 1:112,831 | 10,739 |
| Austria | 85 | 1:100,182 | 14,475 |
| Germany | 80 | 1:1,006,318 | 69,119 |
| Romania | 57 | 1:352,243 | 30,194 |
| Switzerland | 46 | 1:178,542 | 16,145 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Kováts (2,424) & Kovátš (1) are calculated separately.
Kovats (11) may also be a first name.
Kovats Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Hungarian) The worker in metals; a smith.
User-submitted Reference
A variation of Kovacs (Kovács), meaning 'smith' or 'blacksmith' in Hungarian.
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Average Kovats Salary in
United States
$49,426 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kovats Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kovats Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kovats (Russian: Ковац) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Kováts or Kovátš. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovats? popularity and diffusion
Kovats is the 317,867th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,186,372 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Kovats are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous given name worldwide, held by 11 people.
The surname Kovats is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 510 people, or 1 in 710,704. In The United States Kovats is most prevalent in: California, where 20 percent reside, Ohio, where 11 percent reside and Illinois, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent reside and Hungary, where 7 percent reside.
Kovats Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kovats has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kovats surname expanded 17,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kovats Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kovats surname are 14.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.34% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kovats earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.35% less than the national average, earning R 167,880 per year; in United States they earn 14.55% more than the national average, earning $49,426 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.5% more than the national average, earning $51,920 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kováts | 94 | 2,424 | / |
| Kovatsh | 92 | 12 | / |
| Kovauts | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kovatse | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kovátš | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kovatsch | 86 | 122 | / |
| Kovacs | 83 | 59,256 | / |
| Kowats | 83 | 47 | / |
| Kavats | 83 | 44 | / |
| Kovatz | 83 | 11 | / |
| Kevats | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kobats | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kovazs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Covats | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kovačs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kovatsova | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kovatsová | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kovatzsch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kovatch | 77 | 1,521 | / |
| Kaevats | 77 | 86 | / |
| Kovachs | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kova'cs | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kovatzh | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kovacsh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kovahtz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kovathc | 77 | 2 | / |
| Qoyvats | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kovac's | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kouvacs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kovaics | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kovač | 73 | 26,463 | / |
| Kovac | 73 | 10,309 | / |
| Kovać | 73 | 166 | / |
| Kovaç | 73 | 161 | / |
| Kovaz | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kowatsch | 71 | 1,357 | / |
| Kobatsch | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kouvatch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kovatschová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kovács | 67 | 218,699 | / |
| Kovach | 67 | 27,094 | / |
| Kovacsová | 67 | 338 | / |
| Kovacsova | 67 | 324 | / |
| Kovaić | 67 | 136 | / |
| Kowatz | 67 | 71 | / |
| Kovacz | 67 | 68 | / |
| Kowacs | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kovátsová | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kavacs | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kovãcs | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kovàcs | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kovocs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kovâcs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kovazh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kovatšová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kovauc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kotvač | 67 | 1 | / |
| Covatz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kòvacs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabáts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovaçh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cobats | 67 | 0 | / |
Kovats Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kovats in the Russian language | ||
| Ковац | kovac | - |
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