Kovécs Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Kovécs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
The alternate forms: Kövécs (83), Kovecs (15) & Kövecs (104) are calculated separately.
Kovécs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kovécs Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kovécs occurs in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Kövécs, Kovecs or Kövecs. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kovécs? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kovécs are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.
Kovécs is most widely held in Hungary, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,908,138. In Hungary it is mostly found in: Pest County, where 50 percent live and Veszprém County, where 50 percent live. Barring Hungary it exists in one country. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kövécs | 94 | 83 | / |
| Kovecs | 94 | 15 | / |
| Kövecs | 89 | 104 | / |
| Kovocs | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kotvics | 77 | 66 | / |
| Kovacks | 77 | 32 | / |
| Kovachs | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kova'cs | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kovicks | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kovacsh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kovaics | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kovac's | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kouvacs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kovic | 73 | 659 | / |
| Kovec | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kovich | 67 | 1,189 | / |
| Kövics | 67 | 153 | / |
| Kovick | 67 | 150 | / |
| Kowacs | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kovits | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kovets | 67 | 42 | / |
| Koveck | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kovaks | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kovych | 67 | 30 | / |
| Vánkovics | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kovags | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kovech | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kovacx | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kobecs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kevics | 67 | 5 | / |
| Covics | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kavecs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koveci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koovic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovaxs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovícsová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kòvacs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kobics | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kovécs
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