How common is the surname Kovack?

515 people in the United States had the surname Kovack in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 599,506 Americans. It ranked 42,163rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kovack?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kovack identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Kovack?

Nancy Kovack, American actress.

Where is the surname Kovack most common?

Wikidata records people named Kovack in the United States.

How do you pronounce Kovack?

Kovack is /ˈkoʊvæk/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Kovack getting more or less common?

Less common. 527 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 515 in 2010, down 2.3%.

The surname Kovack

A Czech surname, carried by 515 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). Kovack is more common than 74% of them.

Origin

Czech origin

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

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 515 people named Kovack in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 599,506 Americans. That is down 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 527.

#42,163

rank among US surnames

515

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-2.3%

change since 2000 (was #39,304)

Who is named Kovack

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

96% of people named Kovack identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kovacks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nancy Kovack
American actress, born 1935

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kovack

Kovack 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 Kovack come from?: From Czech and Slovak Kováč, Slovene Kovač, Serbo-Croatian Kòvač, or Hungarian Kovács, all meaning "blacksmith". Doublet of Kovac, Kovach, and Kovacs.
How common is the surname Kovack?: 515 people in the United States had the surname Kovack in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 599,506 Americans. It ranked 42,163rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kovack?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kovack identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Kovack?: Nancy Kovack, American actress.
Where is the surname Kovack most common?: Wikidata records people named Kovack in the United States.
How do you pronounce Kovack?: Kovack is /ˈkoʊvæk/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Kovack getting more or less common?: Less common. 527 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 515 in 2010, down 2.3%.