Köch Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Köch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Köch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Koch (457,037) are calculated separately.

Köch Last Name Facts

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

Köch occurs most in Germany. It can appear as: Koch. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Köch? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,394,033rd most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Köch live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Köch is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 1,341,758. In Germany Köch is most frequent in: Brandenburg, where 38 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Germany it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 3 percent reside and Austria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koch92457,037/
Kösch8935/
Köche899/
Köh861/
Kötsch8043/
Kösche807/
Közsch801/
Kech759,427/
Kach756,549/
Köth751,124/
Käch75892/
Köhs7513/
Köcs751/
Ködc751/
Kötzsch73145/
Kötsche7316/
Köchová731/
Koech67119,316/
Keech676,072/
Kasch673,299/
Kosch673,228/
Kochh671,062/
Khach67536/
Kuich67518/
Kaech67394/
Kesch67306/
Keuch67208/
Khoch6745/
Käsch6739/
Kachh6720/
Kaach6718/
Köths6714/
6710/
Köcze679/
Kötzsche678/
Kcash673/
Hkoch672/
Kohch672/
Khech672/
Ckach672/
Gkach671/
Kechh671/
Kâach671/
Ckoch671/

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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
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  • 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 Köch
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