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

The surname Kochev (Georgian: კოჩევი, Russian: Кочев) is most common in Bulgaria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

Kochev is the 118,191^st most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,872,924 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Kochev reside; 46 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 45 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 1,764 people, or 1 in 3,956. In Bulgaria Kochev is most common in: Sofia City Province, where 23 percent live, Plovdiv Province, where 17 percent live and Pazardzhik Province, where 13 percent live. Aside from Bulgaria it occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 43 percent live and Ukraine, where 5 percent live.

Kochev Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kochev surname is chiefly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.