Al Cotton Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al Cotton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Cotton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen881:300,2879,775
Lebanon151:375,80611,209
Palestine71:649,83613,939
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

Al Cotton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Cotton is found in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Cotton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,710,039th most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Cotton live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 79 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 300,287. In Yemen Al Cotton is primarily found in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 98 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 1 percent reside and Shabwah Governorate, where 1 percent reside. Barring Yemen it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 13 percent reside and Palestine, where 6 percent reside.

Al Cotton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Al Cotton last name is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

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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 Al Cotton
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