Kowac Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Kowac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Kować (1) are calculated separately.

Kowac Last Name Facts

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

Kowac occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Kować. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowac? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kowac is the 4,427,875th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Kowac are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Belgium, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 1,149,664. In Belgium Kowac is primarily concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Belgium it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Cameroon, where 10 percent reside.

Kowac Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kowac has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kowac last name declined 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kować931/
Kowacz91793/
Kowach91183/
Kowacs9152/
Kowaci912/
Kowatch83561/
Kowache8340/
Kowascz831/
Kovac8010,309/
Kawac8013/
Kowaz803/
Kowatsch771,357/
Kowancze771/
Kovacs7359,256/
Kovach7327,094/
Kawacz7388/
Kowanz7371/
Kowatz7371/
Kovacz7368/
Kawach7358/
Kowats7347/
Kovanc736/
Kobacz732/
Kuwach732/
Kowocz731/
Khawac731/
Cowaci731/
Kovanci671,981/
Kovatch671,521/
Kovache67360/
Kaawach67279/
Koubach67170/
Kuwatch6727/
Kochwatsch6725/
Cowatch6722/
Kowantz6719/
Kovachs6715/
Kawache6711/
Kohbach6710/
Kahwach6710/
Kouvach678/
Kova'cs677/
Kovacsh673/
Kovathc672/
Cowache672/
Gkovach671/
Kovazch671/
Khawaci671/
Khawach671/
Kowoche671/
Kouvacs671/
Kovac's671/
Kovhach671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kowac
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