Kovič Surname
Approximately 386 people bear this surname
Kovič Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 384 | 1:6,478 | 1,398 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
The alternate forms: Kovic (659) & Ković (466) are calculated separately.
Kovič Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kovič Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kovič is found in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Kovic or Ković. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovič? popularity and diffusion
It is the 745,450th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 18,879,653 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kovič reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Kovič is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 384 people, or 1 in 6,478. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Central Slovenia, where 56 percent live, Upper Carniola, where 19 percent live and Central Sava, where 14 percent live. Apart from Slovenia Kovič is found in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kovic | 93 | 659 | / |
| Ković | 93 | 466 | / |
| Koviz | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kovich | 73 | 1,189 | / |
| Kovitz | 73 | 293 | / |
| Kovaić | 73 | 136 | / |
| Kovits | 73 | 48 | / |
| Kovish | 73 | 17 | / |
| Koovic | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koveci | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kovitch | 67 | 274 | / |
| Koovits | 67 | 60 | / |
| Gkouvis | 67 | 35 | / |
| Kovesci | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kotvits | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kotvich | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kotvitz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kovaich | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kosvich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kovaics | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khovitz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouvihs | 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 Kovič
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