Kovačec Surname

279,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Kovačec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovačec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia6891:3,611591
Croatia6801:6,219890
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Kovacec (83) are calculated separately.

Kovačec Last Name Facts

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

Kovačec is more commonly found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Kovacec. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovačec? popularity and diffusion

It is the 279,796th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,277,006 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kovačec reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 689 people, or 1 in 3,611. In Slovenia Kovačec is mostly found in: Drava, where 65 percent reside, Savinja, where 12 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 8 percent reside. Other than Slovenia Kovačec is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 49 percent reside and Serbia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kovačec
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis