Kočevar Surname
Approximately 1,588 people bear this surname
Kočevar Surname User-submission:
This is a Slovenian surname, denoting someone who came from Kočevje ('place of fir' or 'spruce trees'; hvojčevje), south-central Slovenia.
Kočevar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 1,516 | 1:1,641 | 140 |
| Croatia | 66 | 1:64,070 | 11,714 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Kocevar (515) & Kočevár (6) are calculated separately.
Kočevar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a Slovenian surname, denoting someone who came from Kočevje ('place of fir' or 'spruce trees'; hvojčevje), south-central Slovenia.
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Where Does The Last Name Kočevar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kočevar is more commonly found in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Kocevar or Kočevár. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kočevar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kočevar is the 249,873rd most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,589,135 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kočevar reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is borne by 1,516 people, or 1 in 1,641. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Southeast Slovenia, where 23 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 18 percent live and Savinja, where 15 percent live. Not including Slovenia Kočevar is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 4 percent live and North Macedonia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kocevar | 95 | 515 | / |
| Kočevár | 95 | 6 | / |
| Kosevar | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kochevar | 80 | 1,032 | / |
| Koshevar | 80 | 140 | / |
| Kosevare | 80 | 22 | / |
| Kozhevar | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kotchevar | 75 | 167 | / |
| Koushevar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kasevar | 71 | 179 | / |
| Kotschevar | 71 | 118 | / |
| Kocivar | 71 | 28 | / |
| Kočevárová | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kocevor | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kozavar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kosewar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kosevarova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaševar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koshevarova | 67 | 1,183 | / |
| Kachevar | 67 | 361 | / |
| Kuchevar | 67 | 217 | / |
| Kashevar | 67 | 208 | / |
| Kochivar | 67 | 19 | / |
| Koszewar | 67 | 13 | / |
| Khasevar | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kosewahr | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cochevar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koszebar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kochewar | 67 | 1 | / |
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