Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage Slovak, Czech
Pronounced Pron. KAW-vach(Slovak) KO-vach(Czech)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Slovak and Czech cognate of Kovač.

Related Names

VariantsKovac(Slovak) Kovac, Kovář(Czech)
Other Languages & CulturesKavalioŭ, Kavalyow(Belarusian) Kovač, Kovačević, Kovačić(Bosnian) Kovachev(Bulgarian) Kovac, Kovač, Kovačević, Kovačić(Croatian) Kovách, Kovács, Kováts(Hungarian) Kavaliauskas(Lithuanian) Kowalczyk, Kowalski(Polish) Kovalchuk, Kovalev, Kovalyov(Russian) Kovac, Kovač, Kovačević, Kovačić(Serbian) Kovač, Kovačevič, Kovačič(Slovene) Kovalchuk, Kovalenko(Ukrainian)
Same SpellingKovac
Entry updated April 25, 2021