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
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
| 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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- 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 Kowacs
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