Kováč Surname

36,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kováč Surname User-submission:

In free translation Kováč is 'blacksmith', 'smith' in slovak.

Kováč Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia13,3621:3992
Czechia1,1671:9,1121,179
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Kovač (26,463), Kovác (21), Kováć (1), Kovac (10,309), Kovać (166) & Kovaç (161) are calculated separately.

Kováč (69) may also be a first name.

Kováč Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In free translation Kováč is 'blacksmith', 'smith' in slovak.

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Kováč Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kováč occurs most in Slovakia. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kovač, Kovác, Kováć, Kovac, Kovać or Kovaç. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kováč? popularity and diffusion

Kováč is the 36,291st most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 501,379 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kováč reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Kováč is also the 1,171,416th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 69 people.

The last name Kováč is most frequent in Slovakia, where it is borne by 13,362 people, or 1 in 399. In Slovakia Kováč is mostly concentrated in: Nitra Region, where 24 percent reside, Košice Region, where 20 percent reside and Banská Bystrica Region, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Slovakia Kováč exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 8 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kovač9326,463/
Kovác9321/
Kováć931/
Kotváč9112/
Kováče918/
Kovac8710,309/
Kovać87166/
Kovaç87161/
Kaváč801/
Kováčova777/
Kovács73218,699/
Kováts732,424/
Kovách73211/
Kovácz7310/
Kovačs731/
Kovátš731/
Kotvač731/

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