Kovác Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Kovác Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 14 | 1:701,163 | 38,752 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
The alternate forms: Kováč (14,535), Kovac (10,309), Kováć (1), Kovač (26,463), Kovać (166) & Kovaç (161) are calculated separately.
Kovác Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kovác Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kovác occurs more in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Kováč, Kovac, Kováć, Kovač, Kovać or Kovaç. For other possible spellings of Kovác click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovác? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kovác reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.
Kovác is most common in Hungary, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 701,163. In Hungary Kovác is primarily concentrated in: Fejér County, where 64 percent reside, Nógrád County, where 14 percent reside and Békés County, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Hungary this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 14 percent reside and Slovakia, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kováč | 93 | 14,535 | / |
| Kovac | 93 | 10,309 | / |
| Kováć | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kovács | 91 | 218,699 | / |
| Kovách | 91 | 211 | / |
| Kovácz | 91 | 10 | / |
| Kovač | 87 | 26,463 | / |
| Kovać | 87 | 166 | / |
| Kovaç | 87 | 161 | / |
| Kovásch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kovácová | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kovacs | 73 | 59,256 | / |
| Kovach | 73 | 27,094 | / |
| Kováts | 73 | 2,424 | / |
| Kovack | 73 | 746 | / |
| Kovacz | 73 | 68 | / |
| Kovãcs | 73 | 30 | / |
| Kovoch | 73 | 16 | / |
| Kotváč | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kovasc | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kovàcs | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kováče | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kovacx | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kovocs | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kovâcs | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kosvac | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kotvac | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kovauc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kovátš | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kovácsová | 71 | 4,452 | / |
| Kováczová | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kovácsova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kovatch | 67 | 1,521 | / |
| Kovache | 67 | 360 | / |
| Kovaľák | 67 | 40 | / |
| Kotvász | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kovachs | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kouvach | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kova'cs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kovaich | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kovasch | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kovacsh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koveach | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kovathc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kovazch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovachk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovackk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovauck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkovach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouvacs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovac's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovaics | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovhach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovoick | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Kovác
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