Kovár Surname

194,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Kovár Surname User-submission:

This is a Czech or Slovakian surname, meaning 'blacksmith worker', denoting someone who worked with metals .

Kovár Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1,5781:6,739817
Slovakia5701:9,3621,038
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030

The alternate forms: Kovář (5,550) & Kovar (5,493) are calculated separately.

Kovár Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Czech or Slovakian surname, meaning 'blacksmith worker', denoting someone who worked with metals .

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Kovár Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kovár Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kovár occurs more in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Kovář or Kovar. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kovár? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 194,820th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,380,123 people. The surname Kovár occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kovár reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Czechia, where it is borne by 1,578 people, or 1 in 6,739. In Czechia it is primarily found in: South Moravian Region, where 23 percent reside, Olomouc Region, where 18 percent reside and Moravian-Silesian Region, where 18 percent reside. Other than Czechia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 26 percent reside and Hungary, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovář935,550/
Kovar935,493/
Košvár911/
Kovor80292/
Kobár804/
Kovárová772,107/
Kovoor73594/
Kovgar73300/
Kompár73221/
Kovhar73104/
Kovare7349/
Khovar7344/
Koovar739/
Kuovar738/
Kovart735/
Kovour734/
Koivar734/
Kovasr734/
Kouvar734/
Koevar734/
Kovear732/
Kovore732/
Kovarz731/
Kovaar731/
Koevor731/
Kovatr731/
Kohvar731/
Koşvar731/
Kovárňová714/
Kovarzh67138/
Khovare6723/
Khojvar6720/
Kovhare6718/
Khovart673/
Khovajr671/
Kothvar671/
Kouvour671/
Kosvore671/
Koovoor671/
Khoivar671/

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Footnotes

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