Surname

Kováč

Kováč is a surname from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Czech and Slovak.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Kováč comes from Proto-Slavic.

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How it developed

From Proto-Slavic *kovačь (“smith”).

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Kováč’s family of names

In Slovak usage, Kováč has a later derivative in KOVAC. In Slovak usage, Kováč as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Ковач. In Slovak usage, Kováč has a later derivative in KOVACH.

Walk Kováč’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Similar names

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Slavic

Kosak

“beehive”

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Slavic

Kovács

“smith”

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Slavic

Kovacs

“blacksmith”

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78% boys · 22% girls

Polish

Kollar

“wheelwright”

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Hungarian

Kosa

Kosa is a surname from Slavic, ultimately from Hungarian. It is used in English, Polish, and Slovak.

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44% boys · 56% girls

Slavic

Komar

“mosquito”

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70% boys · 30% girls

Slovene

Kolar

“wheelwright”

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67% boys · 33% girls

Slavic

Korab

Korab is a surname from Polish, ultimately from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Polish and Albanian.

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75% boys · 25% girls

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