Kochev (; also appearing in the transliteration variants Kočev, Kocheff, Kotcheff or Kotschew) – with its female form Kocheva () – is a Bulgarian and Macedonian surname which is derived from the male given name Kocho (), a shortened version of the Bulgarian given name Nikolai/Nikolay () that stems from the Greek name Nicholas (), meaning "victor of the people."
Notable people with the name Kochev/Kotcheff include:
Krasimir Kochev (1974–2025), Bulgarian freestyle wrestler Mariya Kocheva (born 1974), retired Bulgarian backstroke swimmer Ted Kotcheff (born 1931), Bulgarian-Canadian film and television director and producer Vasil Kochev (born 1988), Bulgarian footballer
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