Kocev Surname

149,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,949 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Macedonia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Kocev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kocev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia2,6541:792115
Serbia621:115,2418,826
Slovenia531:46,9378,028
Australia311:870,82953,581
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Bulgaria101:697,89027,590
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Kočev (203) & Koćev (1) are calculated separately.

Kocev (519) may also be a first name.

Kocev Last Name Facts

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

Kocev has its highest incidence in North Macedonia. It may also be found as a variant: Kočev or Koćev. For other potential spellings of Kocev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kocev? popularity and diffusion

Kocev is the 149,751st most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,471,192 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Kocev live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 370,800th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 519 people.

The surname Kocev is most frequently occurring in North Macedonia, where it is held by 2,654 people, or 1 in 792. In North Macedonia Kocev is mostly found in: Southeastern, where 50 percent live, Eastern, where 33 percent live and Vardar, where 12 percent live. Barring North Macedonia it exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 2 percent live and Slovenia, where 2 percent live.

Kocev Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kocev earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 58.3% more than the national average, earning $78,650 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kočev93203/
Koćev931/
Kochev913,891/
Koceva912,685/
Koicev918/
Kociev916/
Kotcev913/
Kocsev913/
Kojcev912/
Koycev911/
Kocheva834,367/
Koychev831,951/
Koichev83237/
Kocheev8387/
Kotchev8331/
Kokchev8320/
Khochev8315/
Kouchev8312/
Koschev837/
Kojchev833/
Kojceva831/
Koiceva831/
Kosceev831/
Kostcev831/
Koyceva831/
Kohchev831/
Kosev801,888/
Cocev80159/
Kozev80118/
Kacev8071/
Kokev8050/
Kojev8014/
Kocew808/
Kocef801/
Koycheva772,024/
Koscheev771,198/
Koicheva77294/
Kokcheev7730/
Khocheva7722/
Kotcheva7720/
Koytchev7716/
Khocheev7714/
Kocevová7712/
Koshchev779/
Koschiev778/
Koshceev776/
Koitchev775/
Koutchev774/
Khotchev772/
Koscheva771/
Kochkeev771/
Koucheva771/
Kotsev733,227/
Koziev732,585/
Koseva732,044/
Kozeev731,486/
Koshev73634/
Kachev73464/
Kozhev73369/
Kokeev73161/
Kozeva73161/
Kojčev73147/
Coicev73125/
Kokiev73107/
Kotzev7379/
Coceva7364/
Kossev7346/
Kodzev7343/
Kokeva7343/
Koseev7333/
Cochev7327/
Kaceva7321/
Kosiev7310/
Korzev7310/
Kotšev738/
Kohčev736/
Kaciev735/
Kočiev735/
Kouzev734/
Koucef734/
Khosev733/
Kousev733/
Kochiv732/
Kokhev732/
Koczew732/
Khojev731/
Khozev731/
Kocheb731/
Koisev731/
Kokeiv731/
Kouciv731/
Koćeva731/
Kogiev731/
Kocsef731/
Koçeva731/
Koshcheev713,492/
Koytcheva7129/
Khoschiev713/
Koitcheva712/
Khodcheva711/
Koutcheva711/
Kosschiev711/
Koyscheva711/
Khoshchev711/
Kotseva673,037/
Korzhev671,585/
Khozeev67924/
Kosheva67737/
Kozheva67541/
Kacheva67501/
Khoziev67326/
Khozhev67326/
Kacheev67293/
Koshiev67220/
Khoshev67141/
Kozhiev67136/
Koochew67111/
Kosheev67108/
Kojčeva6798/
Coiceva6777/
Khachev6773/
Kotzeva6758/
Kozheev6755/
Kotsiev6753/
Khosiev6742/
Kocheff6734/
Cocheva6728/
Khotsev6724/
Koishev6724/
Koykeev6723/
Kosseva6722/
Korzeev6722/
Kouchef6721/
Katchev6719/
Koyshev6715/
Kossiev6712/
Kodževa6712/
Khoseva6710/
Cosceev6710/
Koussev679/
Kozkeev679/
Coichev677/
Kaschev676/
Kottsev675/
Koutzev675/
Koskeev675/
Khokeev673/
Katciev673/
Koushev673/
Khaciev672/
Kauchev672/
Khochiv672/
Kadchev672/
Kaachev671/
Khoseev671/
Kochyov671/
Korziev671/
Kostsev671/
Kotchef671/
Kotkeev671/
Koytsev671/
Koichef671/
Kodzhev671/
Kuossev671/
Kosseev671/
Kostscheva670/

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