Coetz Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Coetz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Coetz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Coetz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Coetz is found most in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coetz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Coetz are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa Coetz is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 90 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Taiwan, where 13 percent reside.

Coetz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Coetz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Coetz surname increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Coetz Last Name Statistics demography

Coetz earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.52% less than the national average, earning R 77,184 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coetze9157/
Coez89201/
Cotz8960/
Koetz801,124/
Cowez80427/
Coyez80171/
Couez80119/
Cohez80115/
Coutz8075/
Coets8070/
Cojez8050/
Ceutz8034/
Cohtz804/
Cuetz801/
Coecz801/
Ckoez801/
Cottz801/
Coitz800/
Koetze73111/
Kowetz736/
Cohets735/
Cheatz732/
Coytez731/
Coyotz731/
Couttz731/
Coutze731/
Coetse731/
Cowets730/
Coetts730/
Koetcz730/
Cheitz730/
Koyetz730/
Kotz675,690/
Caez672,088/
Ketz671,352/
Catz67634/
Couz6774/
Coiz6747/
Coec6721/
Cáez6711/
Koez674/
Coyotze672/
Coyz671/

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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 Coetz
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