Kocks Surname

221,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kocks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kocks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0351:77,7839,849
United States3271:1,108,43780,126
Netherlands1801:93,81815,387
South Africa1091:497,04340,551
Belgium671:171,59223,333
Australia321:843,61652,533
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
France121:5,535,227269,324
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Köcks (2) are calculated separately.

Kocks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kocks is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Köcks. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kocks? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kocks is the 221,405th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,954,176 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Kocks reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,035 people, or 1 in 77,783. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 73 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent live. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and The Netherlands, where 10 percent live.

Kocks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kocks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kocks last name rose 1,128 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kocks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kocks surname are 22.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.07% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kocks earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.56% more than the national average, earning R 450,456 per year; in United States they earn 2.04% less than the national average, earning $42,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.04% more than the national average, earning $63,118 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köcks932/
Koecks911/
Koks899,892/
Kocksch83140/
Cocks809,086/
Kochs801,315/
Kockx80399/
Kucks80399/
Koeks80111/
Kooks8069/
Koscs8036/
Kücks8027/
Kokås8020/
Kocse8017/
Kecks8013/
Koics8010/
Kokse809/
Koiks805/
Koksh804/
Käcks803/
Kohcs802/
Kacks802/
Kohks802/
Kokss801/
Kouks801/
Koksch7373/
Koeckx7324/
Kokshe7321/
Koechs732/
Cock's732/
Kckacs731/
Coocks731/
Quocks731/
Kuicks730/
Coucks730/
Kokz674,041/
Keks672,060/
Kokx67853/
Kuks67782/
Kacs67192/
Kucs67158/
Kócs67155/
Coks6789/
Kaks6767/
Caks6766/
Kõks6752/
Kocx6750/
Kosx6745/
Kúcs6735/
Koksova6729/
Koksová6728/
Kokscht6723/
Kuijcks6719/
Kokš6719/
Kucksch6710/
Käks679/
Köks679/
Kocsová675/
Kács671/
Köcs671/
Kocsova671/
Kogs671/
Cuks670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kocks
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