Kocher Surname

29,887th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,0091:45,2565,526
Switzerland2,7011:3,041390
Germany2,5391:31,7084,169
France1,5321:43,3575,471
Austria1,1221:7,590957
India5941:1,291,35650,777
Canada3241:113,72112,112
Israel2121:40,3665,515
Ecuador1941:81,9895,738
Poland1121:339,36438,722
Iraq941:372,5716,843
England831:671,30238,633
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Australia331:818,05251,601
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Chile271:652,46215,367
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Belarus101:950,10668,851
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Norway61:857,04855,549
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1201:44,8385,184

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.

- isafakir

Kocher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kocher (Hindi: कोचर, Marathi: कोचर, Russian: Кочер) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms: Köcher. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kocher? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 29,887th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 407,376 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Kocher reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 606,684th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 221 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 8,009 people, or 1 in 45,256. In The United States Kocher is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 22 percent are found, Illinois, where 10 percent are found and Ohio, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists 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 prevalency of Kocher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kocher surname expanded 715 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 553 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kocher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kocher surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kocher last name are 10.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.6% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köcher943,734/
Kochert92825/
Koucher92573/
Koecher92542/
Kotcher92432/
Kochher92113/
Koocher9276/
Kochier9238/
Kochere9213/
Kocheer926/
Khocher924/
Kocherr921/
Kochear921/
Kocer91977/
Kotscher8651/
Koutcher8645/
Kochherr8630/
Khochere8619/
Koshcher8615/
Kootcher867/
Kochcher862/
Kothcher861/
Kotchere861/
Kucher8330,866/
Kacher834,592/
Koceir83363/
Cocher83351/
Kücher83256/
Kecher83153/
Kocier83107/
Kohzer8352/
Kokher8345/
Kochir835/
Koczer833/
Koscer832/
Kohjer832/
Kohcer831/
Kotcer831/
Koceïr831/
Kochär831/
Kécher831/
Koucer831/
Kohger830/
Kocherova803,758/
Koutchere8026/
Kootscher801/
Koutscher801/
Kocherová801/
Koschcher801/
Kachere7711,399/
Khokher772,424/
Kaucher771,757/
Katcher771,353/
Khacher77708/
Kocierz77376/
Cotcher77213/
Cochere77189/
Coucher77124/
Keucher77103/
Kaecher7744/
Kouchir7733/
Kuchert7730/
Coecher7714/
Kohkher7713/
Kuchier7712/
Khohher7712/
Keecher7712/
Kohtzer778/
Kotsher777/
Kachher777/
Koechir774/
Kuchere773/
Kacheer773/
Cochier773/
Khucher773/
Kochire772/
Kechier772/
Kotchir771/
Kothcer771/
Kuchear771/
Kacherd771/
Kokheer771/
Kokhher771/
Kodchir771/
Kochyor771/
Kacheur770/
Coocher770/
Cocheur770/
Kochitr770/
Cochert770/
Khoshchher7522/
Kocherhova7521/
Koucherova752/
Khoshchehr751/
Koçer7323,012/
Kacer731,787/
Kozer73439/
Kočer7374/
Kocir7371/
Cocer7346/
Kocyr731/
Khodzher711,582/
Katscher71392/
Coutcher71297/
Katchere71201/
Coucheir7134/
Kocerová7125/
Khatcher7114/
Kotchire7112/
Kuchertt7110/
Kathcher716/
Kodchire715/
Kootsher715/
Kocerova714/
Kachcher714/
Khoukher713/
Kotscherová713/
Kuthcher712/
Khachere711/
Khochire711/
Khouchir711/
Kautcher711/
Khoikher711/
Kauchert711/
Kastcher711/
Khookher711/
Khhokher711/
Kushcher711/
Kutchere711/
Coudcher711/
Khoshchehre711/
Koutchir711/
Coochier710/
Kattcher710/
Couchert710/
Kucherova6711,476/
Kechir67671/
Kotzer67374/
Koozer67278/
Cocier67254/
Kácser67197/
Kachir67165/
Kozier67142/
Kaczer67101/
Cucher67100/
Khacer6780/
Kacherova6773/
Kuchir6767/
Kocair6761/
Kacser6759/
Cocherová6747/
Kautscher6745/
Kocsir6744/
Kuchyr6744/
Khoshhehr6732/
Kaccer6730/
Cacher6729/
Kotser6726/
Khazer6726/
Cochir6717/
Kohgir6717/
Kacerz6714/
Köcherová6714/
Kochirova6713/
Kacier6713/
Cocherova6711/
Kakher678/
Koyzer677/
Coccer675/
Coocer674/
Cocear674/
Khozer672/
Kajher672/
Kohhir672/
Koizer672/
Kocerhova672/
Katzscher671/
Katcer671/
Kascer671/
Coucer671/
Kauthcher671/
Coscer671/
Hkozer671/
Kojzer671/
Kocserová671/
Kocsír671/
Kodzer671/
Koscir671/
Koutchire671/
Kaceir671/
Kotchairt671/
Cahzer670/
Cahger670/

Kocher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kocher in the Hindi language
कोचरkocara84.62
कोछेरkochera15.38
Kocher in the Marathi language
कोचरkocara57.14
कोचेरkocera35.71
कोचेर्kocer7.14
Kocher in the Russian language
Кочерkocer-

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