Ković Surname
Approximately 466 people bear this surname
Ković Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 378 | 1:18,902 | 2,186 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 56 | 1:63,150 | 7,008 |
| Croatia | 20 | 1:211,430 | 24,636 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 1:310,959 | 16,987 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Kovic (659) & Kovič (386) are calculated separately.
Ković Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ković Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ković is found in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Kovic or Kovič. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ković? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 649,026th most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,638,511 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ković reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
It is most widely held in Serbia, where it is held by 378 people, or 1 in 18,902. In Serbia Ković is mostly concentrated in: Mačva District, where 56 percent live, Belgrade, where 13 percent live and South Bačka District, where 13 percent live. Barring Serbia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 12 percent live and Croatia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kovic | 93 | 659 | / |
| Kovič | 93 | 386 | / |
| Kovaić | 91 | 136 | / |
| Kević | 80 | 512 | / |
| Kobić | 80 | 235 | / |
| Cović | 80 | 95 | / |
| Kavić | 80 | 65 | / |
| Koviz | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kovich | 73 | 1,189 | / |
| Kahvić | 73 | 544 | / |
| Kavgić | 73 | 317 | / |
| Kovitz | 73 | 293 | / |
| Kaević | 73 | 75 | / |
| Kovits | 73 | 48 | / |
| Kobaić | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koveci | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kobieć | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koovic | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kovitch | 67 | 274 | / |
| Koovits | 67 | 60 | / |
| Kovesci | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kotvits | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kotvitz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kovaich | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kovaics | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khovitz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khovich | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ković
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