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 last name Kocheva (Georgian: კოჩევა, Russian: Кочева) is found most frequently in Russia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kocheva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 106,947th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,668,776 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Kocheva are found; 43 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 42 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 1,967 people, or 1 in 73,270. In Russia Kocheva is primarily concentrated in: Perm Krai, where 16 percent live, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 11 percent live and Zabaykalsky Krai, where 8 percent live. Beside Russia it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 42 percent live and Ukraine, where 6 percent live.

Kocheva Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing 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 to vote for the 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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