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
The last name Kovaç is found most frequently in Turkey. It can occur as: Kovač, Kovac, Kovać, Kováč, Kovác or Kováć. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovaç? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,369,340th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Kovaç reside; 58 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 43 percent reside in East Thrace and Karpass. Kovaç is also the 1,951,561st most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 29 people.
Kovaç is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 572,216. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 46 percent are found, Bursa Province, where 29 percent are found and Eskisehir Province, where 7 percent are found. Beside Turkey this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 14 percent are found and Albania, where 1 percent are found.
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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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