Kotcheva Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Kotcheva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Kotcheva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kotcheva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kotcheva (Russian: Котчева) occurs most in Bulgaria. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kotcheva click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kotcheva? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,427,875th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Kotcheva are found; 40 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 20 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 1,744,726. In Bulgaria Kotcheva is most common in: Lovech Province, where 25 percent live, Plovdiv Province, where 25 percent live and Sofia City Province, where 25 percent live. Excluding Bulgaria this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 20 percent live and Russia, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kotcheva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kotcheva in the Russian language | ||
| Котчева | kotceva | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kotcheva
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