Kovács Surname
Approximately 218,699 people bear this surname
Kovács Surname User-submission:
Kovacs is a Hungarian surname, meaning 'blacksmith'.
Kovács Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 209,333 | 1:47 | 4 |
| Slovakia | 4,406 | 1:1,211 | 23 |
| Romania | 4,202 | 1:4,778 | 642 |
| Czechia | 435 | 1:24,445 | 3,813 |
| Sweden | 64 | 1:153,856 | 10,752 |
| Germany | 49 | 1:1,642,969 | 96,430 |
| Slovenia | 25 | 1:99,507 | 11,584 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Serbia | 10 | 1:714,495 | 24,752 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
The alternate forms: Kovacs (59,256), Kovãcs (30), Kovàcs (8), Kovâcs (4), Kovačs (1) & Kòvacs (1) are calculated separately.
Kovács (389) may also be a first name.
Kovács Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Kovacs is a Hungarian surname, meaning 'blacksmith'.
- deleted-173293Kovács means 'smith' in Hungarian.
- geenKovács Demographics
Average Male Kovács Height
176.31 cm
Average Female Kovács Height
162.31 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kovács Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kovács Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kovács is found most frequently in Hungary. It can be rendered as a variant: Kovacs, Kovãcs, Kovàcs, Kovâcs, Kovačs or Kòvacs. Click here for further possible spellings of Kovács.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovács? popularity and diffusion
Kovács is the 2,532nd most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 33,322 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kovács reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 439,102nd most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 389 people.
The last name Kovács is most common in Hungary, where it is borne by 209,333 people, or 1 in 47. In Hungary it is primarily concentrated in: Budapest, where 13 percent live, Pest County, where 12 percent live and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 7 percent live. Beside Hungary this surname is found in 41 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 2 percent live and Romania, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kovacs | 94 | 59,256 | / |
| Kovãcs | 94 | 30 | / |
| Kovàcs | 94 | 8 | / |
| Kovâcs | 94 | 4 | / |
| Kovác | 91 | 21 | / |
| Kovačs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kòvacs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kováts | 83 | 2,424 | / |
| Kovách | 83 | 211 | / |
| Kovácz | 83 | 10 | / |
| Kovocs | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kovácsová | 80 | 4,452 | / |
| Kovácsova | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kovachs | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kova'cs | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kovacsh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kouvacs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kovac's | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kovaics | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kováč | 73 | 14,535 | / |
| Kovac | 73 | 10,309 | / |
| Kováć | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kovácová | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kovach | 67 | 27,094 | / |
| Kovats | 67 | 1,178 | / |
| Kovacsová | 67 | 338 | / |
| Kovacsova | 67 | 324 | / |
| Kovacz | 67 | 68 | / |
| Kowacs | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kovátsová | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kavacs | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kovoch | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kotváč | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kováče | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kováczová | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kovátš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovauc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovazs | 67 | 1 | / |
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