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 is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Kować. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowac? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kowac is the 4,427,875th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Kowac occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Kowac live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Kowac is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,149,664. In Belgium Kowac is mostly found in: Walloon Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Belgium it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Cameroon, where 10 percent are found.

Kowac Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kowac has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kowac last name contracted 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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