Kotsev Surname

138,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Kotsev Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the first name Kotse, or Koce, Kotze.

Kotsev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria2,7161:2,570369
Russia4071:354,11135,029
Greece441:251,81338,343
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
England61:9,286,343223,652
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Kotšev (8) are calculated separately.

Kotsev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the first name Kotse, or Koce, Kotze.

- teodorhellsing

Kotsev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kotsev (Georgian: კოცევ, Russian: Коцев) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Kotšev. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotsev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kotsev is the 138,629th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,258,304 people. Kotsev occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Kotsev are found; 86 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is held by 2,716 people, or 1 in 2,570. In Bulgaria it is most frequent in: Sofia City Province, where 33 percent are found, Vratsa Province, where 10 percent are found and Blagoevgrad Province, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Bulgaria it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 13 percent are found and Greece, where 1 percent are found.

Kotsev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kotsev last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia.

Kotsev earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.77% more than the national average, earning $52,112 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kotšev948/
Kotseva923,037/
Kotsoev92387/
Kotsiev9253/
Khotsev9224/
Kottsev925/
Kostsev921/
Kotsaev921/
Koytsev921/
Kosev911,888/
Khodtsev8621/
Kottseva8610/
Khotseva868/
Khotsaev866/
Khottsev865/
Khoytsev861/
Koutsaev861/
Koutsiev861/
Khoitsev861/
Koseva832,044/
Kutsev831,814/
Koshev83634/
Katsev83321/
Kotsov83199/
Kotzev8379/
Kossev8346/
Koseev8333/
Kotseb8321/
Kosiev8310/
Kotcev833/
Khosev833/
Kocsev833/
Kousev833/
Koisev831/
Kotsep831/
Ketsev831/
Khodtseva8052/
Khottseva802/
Kotsebova802/
Khoytseva801/
Kostsheva801/
Kotsepova801/
Kutseva771,651/
Kosheva77737/
Katsiev77360/
Kottsov77339/
Koshiev77220/
Katsaev77210/
Katseva77182/
Khoshev77141/
Kosheev77108/
Kotzeva7758/
Khosiev7742/
Kotchev7731/
Koishev7724/
Kosseva7722/
Kuttsev7719/
Katsoev7717/
Khetsev7716/
Koyshev7715/
Kostsyv7715/
Kossiev7712/
Khoseva7710/
Koussev779/
Kotsepe779/
Kostsiv778/
Koschev777/
Kotseff777/
Katshev776/
Koutzev775/
Khatsev773/
Koushev773/
Kutsiev773/
Katseev771/
Kattsev771/
Khoseev771/
Kosceev771/
Kuztsev771/
Kutseev771/
Kostcev771/
Kuossev771/
Kotsovh771/
Kosseev771/
Kostscheva750/
Kocev732,949/
Kosyv73378/
Kasev73356/
Kočev73203/
Kosef73133/
Kozev73118/
Kosiv7316/
Koseb732/
Koćev731/
Cosev731/
Koscheev711,198/
Khatsiev71301/
Khosheva71196/
Koyshiev71124/
Khatsaev7185/
Khutsiev7148/
Khodtsov7145/
Koysheva7142/
Khatseva7136/
Koutseff7134/
Koishiev7131/
Kuttseva7124/
Kotcheva7120/
Koytchev7116/
Kosevová719/
Koshchev719/
Koschiev718/
Koisheva716/
Koshceev716/
Kattseva715/
Koitchev715/
Kotzzeva715/
Koutchev714/
Khuytsev713/
Kousheva713/
Khudtsev712/
Khadtsev712/
Khotchev712/
Khottsov712/
Koscheva711/
Kosshiev711/
Katshaev711/
Katsheva711/
Kadtseva711/
Khattsev711/
Kashtsev711/
Kogyshev711/
Kuytseva711/
Kudtseva711/
Kutsheva711/
Kuosseva711/
Kousseva711/
Kochev673,891/
Koshcheev673,492/
Koceva672,685/
Koziev672,585/
Kozaev671,603/
Kozeev671,486/
Kaseva67531/
Kasiev67520/
Kaseev67473/
Kashev67420/
Kozhev67369/
Katsov67212/
Kojčev67147/
Koseff6797/
Kossew6750/
Kodzev6743/
Katzev6742/
Katsef6741/
Katsyv6731/
Koytcheva6729/
Koshyv6723/
Kutsyv6723/
Kazoev6721/
Kausev6716/
Katsav6714/
Ketsov6710/
Kotsyb678/
Koicev678/
Koseph678/
Kociev676/
Katsebova676/
Kohčev676/
Ketsef675/
Kočiev675/
Koshiv674/
Katsepova674/
Khattseva674/
Katsiv674/
Kouzev674/
Kotsip674/
Khoschiev673/
Kozoev673/
Kosyov673/
Kassev673/
Kutcev673/
Kottsiepe673/
Koshevova672/
Coseva672/
Khaatseva672/
Kouseb672/
Kojcev672/
Koitcheva672/
Koitschew672/
Khodshaev671/
Khasev671/
Khoseb671/
Khozev671/
Koutcheva671/
Kosschiev671/
Kossevová671/
Koycev671/
Koyscheva671/
Koćeva671/
Kajsev671/
Katschaev671/
Khoshchev671/
Kocsef671/
Kutttseva671/
Kotscheff671/
Koçeva671/
Kozsef671/
Kossevova671/

Kotsev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kotsev in the Georgian language
კოცევkotsev-
Kotsev in the Russian language
Коцевkocev-

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