Kocbek Surname

368,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Kocbek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kocbek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia9261:2,686358
Austria181:473,08046,251
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Kocbek Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kocbek Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kocbek occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kocbek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kocbek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kocbek is the 368,021st most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,451,478 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Kocbek live; 97 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 926 people, or 1 in 2,686. In Slovenia Kocbek is mostly found in: Drava, where 64 percent live, Mura, where 24 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 6 percent live. Not including Slovenia Kocbek is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 2 percent live and Croatia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kocbeck924/
Kochbeck86159/
Kozbek8347/
Kocbeková802/
Kotzbek7746/
Kouzbek772/
Kuchbek771/
Kachbek771/
Kotzbeck71134/
Khachbek713/
Coucbeck711/
Kodzbeck711/
Kazbek67254/
Kökbek6727/
Kozbekova679/
Kozbik671/
Kekbek671/
Khatchbek671/
Kosvick625/
Katzbek624/
Kazbekh621/
Kukbeck620/
Koçbıyık57416/
Katzbeck57255/
Khazbeck571/
Kazbekova535,256/
Kokvik5035/
Qazbek5018/
Kazbik503/
Kazhbekova503/
Kosvyk502/
Khazbekova502/
Kosvik501/
Kocvic501/
Kacvik501/
Kasvek501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kocbek
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