Kowacs Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Kowacs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowacs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Austria111:774,13064,097
England61:9,286,343223,652
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

Kowacs Last Name Facts

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

Kowacs has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowacs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kowacs is the 2,689,253rd most widely held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Kowacs reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Kowacs is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany Kowacs is primarily concentrated in: Hesse, where 76 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 24 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 27 percent live and Austria, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowac9120/
Kovacs8359,256/
Kowacz83793/
Kowach83183/
Kowats8347/
Kowack8335/
Kobacs838/
Kowask836/
Kowaci832/
Kowacc831/
Kowatch77561/
Kowache7740/
Kovacks7732/
Kovachs7715/
Kova'cs777/
Kovacsh773/
Kouwack772/
Kovaics771/
Kovac's771/
Kouvacs771/
Kowascz771/
Kovac7310,309/
Kowak7345/
Kawac7313/
Kowaz733/
Kowag733/
Kować731/
Kowatsch711,357/
Koiwaske7119/
Kowaschk715/
Kovács67218,699/
Kovach6727,094/
Kovats671,178/
Kovack67746/
Koback67441/
Kovacsová67338/
Kovacsova67324/
Kawacz6788/
Kowatz6771/
Kovacz6768/
Kawach6758/
Kowake6748/
Kavacs6742/
Kovaks6731/
Kovãcs6730/
Kabács6723/
Kovecs6715/
Kovags6711/
Kovasc6710/
Kovàcs678/
Kovacx677/
Kovocs675/
Kovask675/
Kobats674/
Kovâcs674/
Kovécs673/
Kawack673/
Kosvac672/
Cobacs672/
Kavecs672/
Kuwach672/
Kobacz672/
Kòvacs671/
Kuvacs671/
Kowgaq671/
Kowocz671/
Khawac671/
Kawact671/
Cowaci671/
Kovaxs671/
Kovazs671/
Kovauc671/
Kouwax671/
Cowack671/
Kovačs671/
Kouwag671/
Kouwak671/
Koiwak671/
Kotvac671/
Koïwak671/

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Footnotes

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