Kovaç Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Kovaç Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 136 | 1:572,216 | 31,222 |
| Kosovo | 22 | 1:84,630 | 5,088 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Kovač (26,463), Kovac (10,309), Kovać (166), Kováč (14,535), Kovác (21) & Kováć (1) are calculated separately.
Kovaç (29) may also be a first name.
Kovaç Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kovaç Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kovaç occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Kovač, Kovac, Kovać, Kováč, Kovác or Kováć. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovaç? popularity and diffusion
Kovaç is the 1,369,340th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. Kovaç is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Kovaç live; 58 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 43 percent live in East Thrace and Karpass. It is also the 1,951,561st most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 29 people.
The surname Kovaç is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 572,216. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 46 percent live, Bursa Province, where 29 percent live and Eskisehir Province, where 7 percent live. Other than Turkey this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 14 percent live and Albania, where 1 percent live.
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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 Kovaç
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