Coetzee Surname

6,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90,445 people bear this surname

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

Coetzee Surname User-submission:

The surname Coetzee derived from Breton name Couche, meaning 'coachman'. There was probably a migrant name change, when travelling via Holland to South Africa circa 1679.

Coetzee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa83,8141:64651
Namibia3,0021:80393
England8121:68,6187,931
Australia6791:39,7585,146
United States4831:750,43358,631
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
New Zealand2981:15,1962,642
Botswana1881:11,6332,210
Zimbabwe1611:95,89013,594
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
France441:1,509,607143,950
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Scotland391:137,2778,372
Zambia381:417,10320,300
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Norway101:514,22941,629
Oman101:368,7975,193
Wales91:343,83718,086
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Mozambique81:3,407,6964,228
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Ghana81:3,377,58615,333
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Malawi51:3,423,82224,042
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
China41:341,830,39216,990
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Mongolia21:1,412,64416,950
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Mali21:8,484,5184,035
Egypt21:45,967,877132,655
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

The alternate forms: Coetzée (1) & Coetzeë (1) are calculated separately.

Coetzee (101) may also be a first name.

Coetzee Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Coetzee derived from Breton name Couche, meaning 'coachman'. There was probably a migrant name change, when travelling via Holland to South Africa circa 1679.

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Coetzee Last Name Facts

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

The last name Coetzee is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Coetzée or Coetzeë. For other potential spellings of Coetzee click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coetzee? popularity and diffusion

The surname Coetzee is the 6,255th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 80,574 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Coetzee are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 940,641st most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 101 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 83,814 people, or 1 in 646. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 29 percent live, Western Cape, where 23 percent live and North West, where 8 percent live. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 88 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Coetzee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Coetzee has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname rose 3,000 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Coetzee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Coetzee are 13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.77% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Coetzee earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.79% more than the national average, earning R 420,120 per year; in United States they earn 19.24% more than the national average, earning $51,451 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.45% more than the national average, earning $60,836 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coetzée951/
Coetzeë951/
Couetzee931/
Coetze9257/
Cotzee9246/
Coetzer8620,322/
Coetsee863,934/
Koetzee86191/
Coutzee861/
Coetcee861/
Caetzee861/
Coetzie861/
Cozee8312/
Cotze839/
Coeze831/
Kotzee772,071/
Koetze77111/
Coetzé7715/
Cotsee772/
Coetje772/
Coetse771/
Coutze771/
Coze73769/
Coetser712,127/
Koetzer713/
Koetsee713/
Coyotze712/
Coetzaa711/
Coutzer711/
Coetsie711/
Coettge710/
Kotze6727,589/
Cotza671,129/
Kozee67255/
Cozea67218/
Coezy67217/
Cazee67194/
Coetsier67183/
Koeze67169/
Cozei6717/
Cozey676/
Ketze674/
Couze673/
Cotzi672/
Koetseer671/
Coestser671/
Catze671/
Kezee670/
Cuzee670/
Kohwetze670/

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