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Where Does The Last Name Koch Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Koch (Bengali: কোচ, Hindi: कोच, Marathi: कोच, Russian: Коч, Tibetan: ཀོཆ་) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms: Köch or Kóch. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koch? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Koch is the 1,168^th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 15,945 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Koch are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Koch is also the 202,268^th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,480 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 230,471 people, or 1 in 349. In Germany Koch is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live. Other than Germany this last name exists in 139 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Koch Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Koch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Koch last name grew 645 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 564 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 460 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Koch Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Koch last name is principally Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Koch surname are 17.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.97% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Koch earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 89.86% more than the national average, earning €57,014 per year; in Norway they earn 32.52% more than the national average, earning 458,634 kr per year; in Peru they earn 204.86% more than the national average, earning S/. 59,098 per year; in South Africa they earn 75.64% more than the national average, earning R 417,396 per year; in United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.82% more than the national average, earning $52,077 CAD per year.