How common is the surname Kovac?

2,795 people in the United States had the surname Kovac in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 110,464 Americans. It ranked 11,299th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kovac?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kovac identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kovac?

Joe Kovacs, American track and field athlete, followed by Frank Kovacs.

Where is the surname Kovac most common?

Wikidata records people named Kovac in the United States.

How do you pronounce Kovac?

Kovac is /ˈkoʊvæk/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Kovac getting more or less common?

More common. 2,465 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,795 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Kovac

A Czech surname, carried by 2,795 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkoʊvæk/ 2 syllables Soundex K120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kovac is more common than 93% of them.

Origin

Czech origin

From Czech and Slovak Kováč, Slovene Kovač, or Serbo-Croatian Kòvač, all meaning "blacksmith". Doublet of Kovack and Kovach.

One of 96 Czech surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,795 people named Kovac in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 110,464 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,465.

#11,299

rank among US surnames

2,795

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+13.4%

change since 2000 (was #11,660)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,290	Auld	2,798	110,345
#11,293	Branco	2,797	110,385
#11,296	Bartolo	2,796	110,424
#11,299	Kovac	2,795	110,464
#11,302	Rabago	2,794	110,503
#11,308	Gadd	2,793	110,543

Who is named Kovac

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Kovac identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
Two or more races 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kovacs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joe Kovacs
American track and field athlete, born 1989
Frank Kovacs
American tennis player, 1919–1990

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kovac

Kovac has the Soundex code K120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K120.

Other Czech surnames

All 96 Czech surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kovac come from?: From Czech and Slovak Kováč, Slovene Kovač, or Serbo-Croatian Kòvač, all meaning "blacksmith". Doublet of Kovack and Kovach.
How common is the surname Kovac?: 2,795 people in the United States had the surname Kovac in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 110,464 Americans. It ranked 11,299th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kovac?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kovac identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kovac?: Joe Kovacs, American track and field athlete, followed by Frank Kovacs.
Where is the surname Kovac most common?: Wikidata records people named Kovac in the United States.
How do you pronounce Kovac?: Kovac is /ˈkoʊvæk/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Kovac getting more or less common?: More common. 2,465 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,795 in 2010, up 13%.