Kovác Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kovác Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kovác Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kováč9314,535/
Kovac9310,309/
Kováć931/
Kovács91218,699/
Kovách91211/
Kovácz9110/
Kovač8726,463/
Kovać87166/
Kovaç87161/
Kovásch831/
Kovácová776/
Kovacs7359,256/
Kovach7327,094/
Kováts732,424/
Kovack73746/
Kovacz7368/
Kovãcs7330/
Kovoch7316/
Kotváč7312/
Kovasc7310/
Kovàcs738/
Kováče738/
Kovacx737/
Kovocs735/
Kovâcs734/
Kosvac732/
Kotvac731/
Kovauc731/
Kovátš731/
Kovácsová714,452/
Kováczová718/
Kovácsova713/
Kovatch671,521/
Kovache67360/
Kovaľák6740/
Kotvász6720/
Kovachs6715/
Kouvach678/
Kova'cs677/
Kovaich676/
Kovasch675/
Kovacsh673/
Koveach672/
Kovathc672/
Kovazch671/
Kovachk671/
Kovackk671/
Kovauck671/
Gkovach671/
Kouvacs671/
Kovac's671/
Kovaics671/
Kovhach671/
Kovoick670/

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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
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  • 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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