Kocsis Surname

16,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kocsis Surname User-submission:

Kocsis is a Hungarian surname, from the Hungarian word ''kocsi'' (meaning coach). Kocsis in Hungarian means 'coachman'. Variations to Kocsis include ''Kocis'' and '''Kočiš''.

Kocsis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary23,3121:42128
Romania4,5601:4,403592
United States2,4161:150,02415,440
Slovakia5941:8,984963
Canada5331:69,1297,929
Germany2411:334,04832,981
Australia2131:126,74013,853
Austria1711:49,7987,899
England1281:435,29729,139
Brazil901:2,378,60473,132
Spain661:708,36430,810
Switzerland631:130,36412,937
Argentina601:712,39048,679
Czechia421:253,17834,142
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Sweden401:246,16917,052
France391:1,703,147154,208
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Finland81:687,08836,047
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Norway61:857,04855,549
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Brunei11:418,7313,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Maldives11:404,1727,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Kocsiš (12) are calculated separately.

Kocsis (34) may also be a first name.

Kocsis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kocsis is a Hungarian surname, from the Hungarian word ''kocsi'' (meaning coach). Kocsis in Hungarian means 'coachman'. Variations to Kocsis include ''Kocis'' and '''Kočiš''.

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Kocsis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kocsis is found in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Kocsiš. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kocsis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 16,956th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 222,636 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Kocsis live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 71 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. Kocsis is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 34 people.

It is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is carried by 23,312 people, or 1 in 421. In Hungary it is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 15 percent live, Pest County, where 11 percent live and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 9 percent live. Not including Hungary this surname exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Kocsis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kocsis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kocsis surname increased 48,320 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kocsis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kocsis surname are 11.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kocsis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.76% less than the national average, earning 267,304 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 78.88% less than the national average, earning R 50,196 per year; in United States they earn 2.39% more than the national average, earning $44,182 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.56% more than the national average, earning $50,954 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kocsiš9412/
Kocssis924/
Kocksis922/
Kocsise921/
Kocis911,287/
Kotsis833,069/
Kochis831,628/
Kocisz83150/
Kocses8338/
Kociss8337/
Koscis8312/
Kotcis836/
Koccis834/
Kocuis832/
Kacsis831/
Cocsis831/
Kocsix831/
Kogsis831/
Kocsisová80501/
Kocsisova8072/
Gkochtsis801/
Gkotsis772,249/
Koutsis771,330/
Kochiss77188/
Kochish77111/
Koitsis7739/
Kouchis7737/
Kacsits7736/
Koscisz7710/
Kościsz773/
Koochis773/
Kochise772/
Kohciss771/
Kotchis771/
Kocisch771/
Kotsits771/
Cocis731,974/
Kozis73224/
Kacis7399/
Kucis7358/
Koces7313/
Kocys737/
Kociš732/
Koçis732/
Kočis731/
Kocheise71153/
Kocisova7185/
Gkoutsis7174/
Kotchish7135/
Kojcsich7119/
Kachtsis713/
Koutchis713/
Kocisová712/
Katsis671,437/
Kodzis67546/
Cochis67407/
Kouzis67299/
Koches67234/
Cotsis67116/
Kaucis6798/
Kucish6783/
Kucisz6760/
Kuchis6743/
Catsis6725/
Kotses6721/
Kacais6720/
Koyzis6717/
Kuksis6714/
Kocsišová6713/
Cocais6713/
Kackschis678/
Kucais676/
Kaksis676/
Cascis675/
Koizis675/
Kucses674/
Gkoxis674/
Kachis673/
Kutcis673/
Kotshisch671/
Kozish671/
Kukcis671/
Cuscis671/
Kacisz671/
Kocysz671/
Koczys671/
Koetshuis671/
Kotsić671/
Kozeis671/
Gkozis671/
Coksis671/

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