Kocher Surname
Approximately 17,889 people bear this surname
Kocher Surname User-submission:
The Kocher surname means 'cooker' or 'chef' in German, Bavarian, Swiss German, similar to Koch in standard German.
Kocher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,009 | 1:45,256 | 5,526 |
| Switzerland | 2,701 | 1:3,041 | 390 |
| Germany | 2,539 | 1:31,708 | 4,169 |
| France | 1,532 | 1:43,357 | 5,471 |
| Austria | 1,122 | 1:7,590 | 957 |
| India | 594 | 1:1,291,356 | 50,777 |
| Canada | 324 | 1:113,721 | 12,112 |
| Israel | 212 | 1:40,366 | 5,515 |
| Ecuador | 194 | 1:81,989 | 5,738 |
| Poland | 112 | 1:339,364 | 38,722 |
| Iraq | 94 | 1:372,571 | 6,843 |
| England | 83 | 1:671,302 | 38,633 |
| Brazil | 46 | 1:4,653,790 | 122,015 |
| Russia | 35 | 1:4,117,802 | 198,221 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| Argentina | 28 | 1:1,526,550 | 84,030 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| Chile | 27 | 1:652,462 | 15,367 |
| Kazakhstan | 19 | 1:930,658 | 56,702 |
| Ukraine | 17 | 1:2,677,806 | 165,194 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 1:151,553 | 8,353 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,120 | 1:44,838 | 5,184 |
The alternate forms: Köcher (3,734) are calculated separately.
Kocher (221) may also be a first name.
Kocher Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Kocher surname means 'cooker' or 'chef' in German, Bavarian, Swiss German, similar to Koch in standard German.
- isafakirKocher Demographics
Average Kocher Salary in
United States
$43,113 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kocher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kocher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kocher (Hindi: कोचर, Marathi: कोचर, Russian: Кочер) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as a variant: Köcher. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kocher? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 29,887th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 407,376 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Kocher live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kocher is also the 606,684th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 221 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 8,009 people, or 1 in 45,256. In The United States Kocher is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 22 percent are found, Illinois, where 10 percent are found and Ohio, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States Kocher is found in 59 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 15 percent are found and Germany, where 14 percent are found.
Kocher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kocher has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 715 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 553 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kocher Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States Kocher are 10.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.6% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kocher earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.98% less than the national average, earning 190,397 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 132.38% more than the national average, earning R 552,216 per year; in United States they earn 0.08% less than the national average, earning $43,113 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.78% more than the national average, earning $55,041 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kocher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kocher in the Hindi language | ||
| कोचर | kocara | 84.62 |
| कोछेर | kochera | 15.38 |
| Kocher in the Marathi language | ||
| कोचर | kocara | 57.14 |
| कोचेर | kocera | 35.71 |
| कोचेर् | kocer | 7.14 |
| Kocher in the Russian language | ||
| Кочер | kocer | - |
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