Kovači Surname
Approximately 672 people bear this surname
Kovači Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Macedonia | 663 | 1:3,170 | 585 |
| Montenegro | 6 | 1:106,594 | 4,599 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
The alternate forms: Kovaçi (3,174), Kovaci (1,097) & Kovaći (1) are calculated separately.
Kovači Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kovači Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kovači occurs more in North Macedonia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Kovaçi, Kovaci or Kovaći. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovači? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 492,243rd most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 10,844,562 people. The surname Kovači occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kovači reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
Kovači is most frequently held in North Macedonia, where it is carried by 663 people, or 1 in 3,170. In North Macedonia Kovači is most prevalent in: Skopje, where 98 percent live, Polog, where 2 percent live and Southwestern, where 0 percent live. Aside from North Macedonia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Montenegro, where 1 percent live and Czechia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kovaçi | 94 | 3,174 | / |
| Kovaci | 94 | 1,097 | / |
| Kovaći | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kovača | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kovachi | 77 | 1,572 | / |
| Kovatsi | 77 | 116 | / |
| Kovacsi | 77 | 92 | / |
| Kovacie | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kovačaj | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kovatzi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kovaçii | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kovacci | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kkovaçi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kovaçoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kovaize | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kovatsis | 71 | 172 | / |
| Kouvatsi | 71 | 104 | / |
| Kovačech | 71 | 24 | / |
| Kovadzhi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Gkovatsi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kouvatzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kovácsai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kovatchi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouvaica | 71 | 1 | / |
| Covaci | 67 | 11,507 | / |
| Kavazi | 67 | 231 | / |
| Gkovatsis | 67 | 42 | / |
| Gkouvatzi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kovace | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kavaçi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kováče | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kavaci | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kovatsits | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kovatchis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kovaca | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kowaci | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kovoçi | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Kovači
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis