Kowacs Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Kowacs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
Kowacs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kowacs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kowacs is found most in Germany. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kowacs? popularity and diffusion
Kowacs is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Kowacs reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Kowacs is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany it is most common in: Hesse, where 76 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 24 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 27 percent reside and Austria, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kowac | 91 | 20 | / |
| Kovacs | 83 | 59,256 | / |
| Kowacz | 83 | 793 | / |
| Kowach | 83 | 183 | / |
| Kowats | 83 | 47 | / |
| Kowack | 83 | 35 | / |
| Kobacs | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kowask | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kowaci | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kowacc | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kowatch | 77 | 561 | / |
| Kowache | 77 | 40 | / |
| Kovacks | 77 | 32 | / |
| Kovachs | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kova'cs | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kovacsh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kouwack | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kovaics | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kovac's | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kouvacs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kowascz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kovac | 73 | 10,309 | / |
| Kowak | 73 | 45 | / |
| Kawac | 73 | 13 | / |
| Kowaz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kowag | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kować | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kowatsch | 71 | 1,357 | / |
| Koiwaske | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kowaschk | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kovács | 67 | 218,699 | / |
| Kovach | 67 | 27,094 | / |
| Kovats | 67 | 1,178 | / |
| Kovack | 67 | 746 | / |
| Koback | 67 | 441 | / |
| Kovacsová | 67 | 338 | / |
| Kovacsova | 67 | 324 | / |
| Kawacz | 67 | 88 | / |
| Kowatz | 67 | 71 | / |
| Kovacz | 67 | 68 | / |
| Kawach | 67 | 58 | / |
| Kowake | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kavacs | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kovaks | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kovãcs | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kabács | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kovecs | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kovags | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kovasc | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kovàcs | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kovacx | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kovocs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kovask | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kobats | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kovâcs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kovécs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kawack | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kosvac | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cobacs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kavecs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuwach | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kobacz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kòvacs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuvacs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowgaq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowocz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khawac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawact | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cowaci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovaxs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovazs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovauc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouwax | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cowack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovačs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouwag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouwak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koiwak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kotvac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koïwak | 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
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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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