Kocheva Surname

106,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Kocheva Surname User-submission:

Kochev (Bulgarian: Кочев) is a Bulgarian and Macedonian surname which is derived from the male given name Kocho (Bulgarian: Кочо), a shortened version of the Bulgarian given name Nikolai or Nikolay (Bulgarian: Николай) that stems from the Greek name Nicholas (Greek: Νικόλαος), meaning 'victor of the people'.

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Kocheva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,9671:73,2709,410
Bulgaria1,8441:3,785553
Ukraine2551:178,52024,459
Moldova1411:25,2584,172
Belarus781:121,80817,768
Greece271:410,36354,524
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
England71:7,959,723202,100
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
France21:33,211,361423,184
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792

Kocheva Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kochev (Bulgarian: Кочев) is a Bulgarian and Macedonian surname which is derived from the male given name Kocho (Bulgarian: Кочо), a shortened version of the Bulgarian given name Nikolai or Nikolay (Bulgarian: Николай) that stems from the Greek name Nicholas (Greek: Νικόλαος), meaning 'victor of the people'.

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Kocheva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kocheva (Georgian: კოჩევა, Russian: Кочева) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kocheva? popularity and diffusion

It is the 106,947th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,668,776 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Kocheva live; 43 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 42 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 1,967 people, or 1 in 73,270. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Perm Krai, where 16 percent are found, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 11 percent are found and Zabaykalsky Krai, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Russia Kocheva exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 42 percent are found and Ukraine, where 6 percent are found.

Kocheva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kocheva last name is chiefly Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kocheva last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koycheva932,024/
Kochieva931,614/
Koicheva93294/
Kochevad93242/
Kochaeva93103/
Kocheeva9381/
Kochoeva9327/
Khocheva9322/
Kotcheva9320/
Kokcheva935/
Koscheva931/
Kochevas931/
Koucheva931/
Kochev923,891/
Koceva922,685/
Khochaeva883,655/
Khochieva882,378/
Koscheeva881,487/
Koychieva88610/
Kochevova88101/
Kohchieva8851/
Kokcheeva8829/
Koytcheva8829/
Khocheeva8817/
Koshcheva8815/
Koschieva884/
Khochoeva883/
Kochkeeva883/
Kochevadh882/
Koitcheva882/
Khodcheva881/
Koutcheva881/
Koyscheva881/
Kochiev862,942/
Koychev861,951/
Kucheva86822/
Kosheva86737/
Kozheva86541/
Kacheva86501/
Koichev86237/
Kecheva86176/
Kocheev8687/
Kotchev8631/
Cocheva8628/
Khochev8615/
Kouchev8612/
Kocieva863/
Kojchev863/
Kojceva861/
Kochava861/
Koiceva861/
Koyceva861/
Kohchev861/
Kocev832,949/
Khoshcheva823/
Khoschieva821/
Koishcheva821/
Kostscheva820/
Kachaeva803,616/
Khochiev802,341/
Kuchieva80827/
Koychiev80653/
Kucheeva80449/
Kechaeva80352/
Kachieva80222/
Khosheva80196/
Koshieva80195/
Kozhieva80164/
Kochevoy80152/
Kacheeva80138/
Kachevad80104/
Kachevas8086/
Kosheeva8083/
Khacheva8046/
Kechieva8043/
Koysheva8042/
Kohchiev8039/
Kochevoi8034/
Koschewa8031/
Khochava8029/
Khozheva8024/
Kochewad8024/
Katcheva8021/
Khucheva8021/
Kozheeva8019/
Koytchev8016/
Khocheev8014/
Kuchevad8011/
Koshchev809/
Kascheva807/
Kutcheva807/
Koisheva806/
Koitchev805/
Qochieva805/
Koutchev804/
Kousheva803/
Koschevo802/
Khotchev802/
Kochivad801/
Kochyova801/
Kockieva801/
Kochtcheeva782/
Kosshcheeva781/
Koseva772,044/
Kachev77464/
Kozhev77369/
Kočeva77182/
Kozeva77161/
Coceva7764/
Kokeva7743/
Kocewa7742/
Cochev7727/
Kaceva7721/
Koceba7718/
Koicev778/
Kociev776/
Kohčev776/
Kotcev773/
Kocsev773/
Kojeva772/
Kochiv772/
Kokhev772/
Kojcev772/
Kocheb771/
Koycev771/
Koćeva771/
Kocevo771/
Koçeva771/
Koshcheev753,492/
Kushcheva752,041/
Khozhieva751,893/
Kascheeva75933/
Khechieva75181/
Khuchieva75177/
Khachieva7583/
Kachkeeva7562/
Kuychieva7548/
Khecheeva7536/
Khodzheva7532/
Khacheeva7530/
Khachaeva7527/
Kahchieva7527/
Kashcheva7527/
Kaschieva7521/
Koshkeeva7521/
Koishieva7518/
Koshchevo7518/
Koyshieva7517/
Kuhchieva7510/
Khozheeva759/
Khechoeva757/
Khutcheva757/
Kosshieva755/
Kodzhieva754/
Khachoeva754/
Kascheiva752/
Kachevaad752/
Kahacheva752/
Khoshieva751/
Kostsheva751/
Koyzhieva751/
Khoshchev751/
Koscheewa751/
Khodzhieva7111,280/
Kotseva713,037/
Kashcheeva712,918/
Kozieva712,428/
Kozeeva711,426/
Kachewa71387/
Kasheva71369/
Khozhev71326/
Kacheev71293/
Kachiev71221/
Kokeeva71158/
Kachava71153/
Kozhiev71136/
Kokieva71124/
Koochew71111/
Kosheba71104/
Kojčeva7198/
Kuchewa7191/
Coiceva7177/
Khachev7173/
Koseeva7164/
Kotzeva7158/
Kozheev7155/
Kazheva7149/
Qochiev7148/
Khashcheva7142/
Koshewa7139/
Kokevad7135/
Kocheff7134/
Kosseva7122/
Kouchef7121/
Katchev7119/
Kodzeva7118/
Kocieba7118/
Kacevas7113/
Kacieva7113/
Kushcheeva7111/
Khoseva7110/
Khajeva718/
Kočieva718/
Koczeba718/
Coichev717/
Koshchevoi717/
Cocheba715/
Koskeva715/
Kuchiva714/
Kochiwa714/
Kochiew714/
Kosieva713/
Khachkeeva712/
Kozhiva712/
Khazeva712/
Kauchev712/
Kechiva712/
Coceeva712/
Kosevad712/
Khochiv712/
Kadchev712/
Kachiva712/
Koshevo712/
Kacheba712/
Kuchyva712/
Khatcheeva711/
Kachchevad711/
Kakheva711/
Kaachev711/
Kochyov711/
Kosceev711/
Kostcev711/
Kotchef711/
Kuchevo711/
Koshchevoy711/
Kcojeva711/
Koichef711/
Kodzhev711/
Kostrzheva711/
Kostschewa711/
Kochiba711/
Khazieva677,104/
Koshevoy673,067/
Koshevoi672,059/
Khozhiev671,972/
Khazeeva671,098/
Kachhava671,000/
Khasieva67642/
Khozeeva67357/
Khozieva67238/
Khakieva67227/
Kočev67203/
Khasheva67183/
Kashieva67162/
Cocev67159/
Khachiev67150/
Kazhieva67140/
Kachavah67120/
Kozev67118/
Kachyova67109/
Koskevad6793/
Kasheeva6783/
Kacev6771/
Kachavay6768/
Khosieva6751/
Khoshiva6751/
Kotcheff6746/
Koshivas6746/
Kausheva6741/
Khatseva6736/
Khacheev6733/
Kahchiev6732/
Kachewad6731/
Koykeeva6728/
Kossieva6728/
Kashchev6728/
Khodzhev6720/
Koicheff6718/
Kashevad6717/
Kozkeeva6717/
Kojev6714/
Kozhevoy6713/
Kucheswa6713/
Kotsieva6712/
Kocevová6712/
Kottseva6710/
Khotseva678/
Kachivad678/
Kocew678/
Kochebei677/
Kochovoi677/
Kachivas676/
Kachavai675/
Kakhieva674/
Khazheva674/
Cosceeva674/
Khachava674/
Khachewa674/
Khaseeva674/
Khochiba674/
Kotrzeva674/
Khakeeva673/
Khokeeva673/
Kuchyova673/
Kechevei673/
Kostseva672/
Kadzheva672/
Khozheev672/
Kechhava672/
Kachebai672/
Kozhevoi672/
Kachevoy671/
Kotkeeva671/
Kazheeva671/
Katsheva671/
Kachavha671/
Kakheeva671/
Kadsheva671/
Khachevd671/
Khajeeva671/
Kasheava671/
Kashkeva671/
Kochovoy671/
Kogyshev671/
Koshaiva671/
Kutchiva671/
Koskeeva671/
Kotchesf671/
Kotseeva671/
Koykieva671/
Koćev671/
Khouchef671/
Katchewa671/
Kocziova671/
Kocef671/
Kochayba671/
Kuosseva671/
Koztseva671/
Kousseva671/
Koutcheb671/
Kuchevoi671/
Koshevei671/
Kochybai671/
Khoshchevoi671/
Cochejua670/

Kocheva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kocheva in the Georgian language
კოჩევაkocheva-
Kocheva in the Russian language
Кочеваkoceva-

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