Kocur Surname

74,564th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kocur Surname User-submission:

Kocur is a Polish surname, which means 'tom cat'. Found in Ukraine as Kotsur, and Slovakia and Czechia as Kocúr.

Kocur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland4,2131:9,0221,226
United States9361:387,24234,088
Czechia4631:22,9663,552
Turkey2431:320,25320,657
Germany2271:354,65034,247
Slovakia1311:40,7367,606
Argentina731:585,52641,795
France721:922,538106,020
Canada591:624,50251,218
England581:960,65648,451
Croatia281:151,02220,421
Belgium221:522,57550,051
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Kocúr (674), Kocůr (4), Koçur (1) & Kočur (1) are calculated separately.

Kocur Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kocur is a Polish surname, which means 'tom cat'. Found in Ukraine as Kotsur, and Slovakia and Czechia as Kocúr.

- Samuel Rusniak

Kocur Last Name Facts

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

Kocur is held by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Kocúr, Kocůr, Koçur or Kočur. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kocur? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kocur is the 74,564th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,105,178 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Kocur reside; 73 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 73 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Kocur is most frequently held in Poland, where it is borne by 4,213 people, or 1 in 9,022. Without taking into account Poland it is found in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Czechia, where 7 percent are found.

Kocur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kocur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kocur surname rose 11,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kocur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kocur surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kocur earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.62% less than the national average, earning R 76,944 per year; in United States they earn 0.08% less than the national average, earning $43,116 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.36% more than the national average, earning $54,831 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kocúr93674/
Kocůr934/
Koçur931/
Kočur931/
Koczur912,438/
Kochur91537/
Kocour91429/
Kokcur9162/
Kocure9122/
Kocgur9115/
Koscur914/
Koucur911/
Kozcur911/
Koceur911/
Kociur911/
Kochure831,129/
Kockurt83135/
Kochkur8322/
Kotchur832/
Kochour832/
Kochsur831/
Kosckur831/
Kucur802,552/
Kosur80409/
Kacur80388/
Kocór80253/
Kozur80217/
Kokur80181/
Kojur80132/
Kocor8072/
Kožur803/
Cocur801/
Kocurová77554/
Koucoure7754/
Kocurova7745/
Kouchour776/
Kachur739,781/
Kotsur735,453/
Kotzur732,859/
Koczor731,013/
Kaczur73742/
Kocsor73497/
Kuchur73400/
Kacsur73350/
Kakour73159/
Kazour73151/
Kackur7385/
Khosur7384/
Koskur7344/
Kokkur7335/
Koczór7332/
Koojur7321/
Koczúr7320/
Kozhur7316/
Kacure7316/
Kuczur7316/
Kosaur7315/
Cochur7314/
Kukour7314/
Kokure7313/
Koukur739/
Kojure737/
Koziur737/
Korzur736/
Kascur735/
Khojur735/
Kozure733/
Kokhur732/
Kaciur732/
Kosuir732/
Khokur732/
Kucure732/
Kaceur731/
Khacur731/
Koujur731/
Koukor731/
Kotjur731/
Koxzur731/
Koyzur731/
Cociur731/
Kockor731/
Cakour731/
Koosur731/
Kokgur731/
Kokour731/
Kodkur731/
Coicur731/
Kocourová71214/
Koczurová7110/
Kocourova712/
Kachour671,523/
Katchur67327/
Kaakour67268/
Kachure67195/
Kadjour67108/
Kozkurt6763/
Koshkur6753/
Khakour6752/
Kachkur6731/
Kokoure6720/
Karzour6718/
Kosczor6715/
Cocaure6714/
Khacaur6713/
Khazour6712/
Khasour674/
Kacoure673/
Kaskour673/
Kotsour672/
Kasoure672/
Koukour672/
Katzour671/
Kackure671/
Kadchur671/
Kookkur671/
Coicour671/
Kazkour671/
Khaciur671/
Kauczur671/
Khokhur671/
Kakoure671/
Koczorz671/
Kuchhur671/
Khosour671/
Kachuur671/
Katcsur671/
Kacheur670/
Cocheur670/
Coucure670/

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