Surname Kovac in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kovac families are Croats (from Zapresic ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slovenia.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Kovac live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and another small place , mostly in Zapresic (<5), Zagreb (<5), Gracac in Knin area (<5), and in Novigrad (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kovac (including: Kovach , Kowacz , Kovacz , Kovaz , Kovatz , Kowatz , Kovvach , Kowaz and Kowac ) is present in 81 countries worldwide. The family name "Kovac " is used by some 40000 people in Slovakia , about 10000 in the United States , and some 10000 people in Czech Republic. "Kovaz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Kowacz " is used by some 300 people in Poland , about 70 in Brazil , and some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Kovac, Daniel Kovac, Ivana Kovac, Lewis Kovac, Marija Kovac, Filip Kovac, Dusan Kovac, Chris Kovac, Kristina Kovac, Lorena Kovac, Luka Kovac, Anita Kovac, Darinka Kovac, Donato Kovac, Jakov Kovac, Marcello Kovac, Mari Kovac, Maria Kovac, Rudolf Kovac

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over a hundred times, the first time 1669 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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