Kočiš Surname

129,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kočiš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kočiš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1,6401:3,254173
Serbia1,1841:6,035729
Croatia3351:12,6232,409
Czechia2741:38,8086,412
Slovenia541:46,0687,945
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Kočíš (7), Kociš (2), Koćiš (2), Kočis (1), Kocis (1,287), Koçis (2) & Kociș (1) are calculated separately.

Kočiš (11) may also be a first name.

Kočiš Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kočiš occurs in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Kočíš, Kociš, Koćiš, Kočis, Kocis, Koçis or Kociș. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kočiš? popularity and diffusion

Kočiš is the 129,773rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,088,721 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kočiš reside; 55 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 55 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 11 people.

The last name Kočiš is most frequently held in Slovakia, where it is carried by 1,640 people, or 1 in 3,254. In Slovakia Kočiš is primarily concentrated in: Košice Region, where 41 percent live, Prešov Region, where 39 percent live and Nitra Region, where 7 percent live. Aside from Slovakia this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 34 percent live and Croatia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kočíš937/
Kociš932/
Koćiš932/
Kočis931/
Kocis871,287/
Koçis872/
Kociș871/
Kučiš80319/
Kočič802/
Košiš801/
Kočišova772/
Kocsiš7312/
Košiša731/

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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 Kočiš
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