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 last name Kovác is more commonly found in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Kováč, Kovac, Kováć, Kovač, Kovać or Kovaç. Click here for other potential spellings of Kovác.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovác? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kovác is the 4,307,654th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kovác are found; 81 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.
The surname Kovác is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 701,163. In Hungary it is primarily concentrated in: Fejér County, where 64 percent are found, Nógrád County, where 14 percent are found and Békés County, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Hungary this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 14 percent are found and Slovakia, where 10 percent are found.
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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