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.
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Kocher Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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) occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as: Köcher. For other potential spellings of Kocher click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kocher? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 29,887th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 407,376 people. Kocher is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Kocher are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kocher is also the 606,684th most widespread forename internationally, held by 221 people.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 8,009 people, or 1 in 45,256. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 22 percent reside, Illinois, where 10 percent reside and Ohio, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 59 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.
Kocher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kocher has changed over time. 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 carrying the Kocher surname is principally 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 with the political 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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