Coetzee Surname
Approximately 90,445 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 83,814 | 1:646 | 51 |
| Namibia | 3,002 | 1:803 | 93 |
| England | 812 | 1:68,618 | 7,931 |
| Australia | 679 | 1:39,758 | 5,146 |
| United States | 483 | 1:750,433 | 58,631 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| New Zealand | 298 | 1:15,196 | 2,642 |
| Botswana | 188 | 1:11,633 | 2,210 |
| Zimbabwe | 161 | 1:95,890 | 13,594 |
| Canada | 127 | 1:290,123 | 26,993 |
| Netherlands | 49 | 1:344,636 | 38,971 |
| France | 44 | 1:1,509,607 | 143,950 |
| Argentina | 42 | 1:1,017,700 | 63,321 |
| Scotland | 39 | 1:137,277 | 8,372 |
| Zambia | 38 | 1:417,103 | 20,300 |
| Thailand | 37 | 1:1,909,144 | 231,790 |
| Ireland | 30 | 1:156,965 | 7,012 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Mozambique | 8 | 1:3,407,696 | 4,228 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Ghana | 8 | 1:3,377,586 | 15,333 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Malawi | 5 | 1:3,423,822 | 24,042 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Mongolia | 2 | 1:1,412,644 | 16,950 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Mali | 2 | 1:8,484,518 | 4,035 |
| Egypt | 2 | 1:45,967,877 | 132,655 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
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.
- geemceeCoetzee Demographics
Average Male Coetzee Height
176.64 cm
Average Female Coetzee Height
167.35 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Coetzee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Coetzee Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Coetzee is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Coetzée or Coetzeë. Click here to see other potential spellings of Coetzee.
How Common Is The Last Name Coetzee? popularity and diffusion
The last name Coetzee is the 6,255th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,574 people. Coetzee is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Coetzee live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Coetzee is also the 940,641st most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 101 people.
The surname Coetzee is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 83,814 people, or 1 in 646. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 29 percent are found, Western Cape, where 23 percent are found and North West, where 8 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Coetzee occurs in 88 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 3 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Coetzee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Coetzee has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the Coetzee surname expanded 3,000 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Coetzee Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Coetzee last name are 13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.77% being registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coetzée | 95 | 1 | / |
| Coetzeë | 95 | 1 | / |
| Couetzee | 93 | 1 | / |
| Coetze | 92 | 57 | / |
| Cotzee | 92 | 46 | / |
| Coetzer | 86 | 20,322 | / |
| Coetsee | 86 | 3,934 | / |
| Koetzee | 86 | 191 | / |
| Coutzee | 86 | 1 | / |
| Coetcee | 86 | 1 | / |
| Caetzee | 86 | 1 | / |
| Coetzie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cozee | 83 | 12 | / |
| Cotze | 83 | 9 | / |
| Coeze | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kotzee | 77 | 2,071 | / |
| Koetze | 77 | 111 | / |
| Coetzé | 77 | 15 | / |
| Cotsee | 77 | 2 | / |
| Coetje | 77 | 2 | / |
| Coetse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coutze | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coze | 73 | 769 | / |
| Coetser | 71 | 2,127 | / |
| Koetzer | 71 | 3 | / |
| Koetsee | 71 | 3 | / |
| Coyotze | 71 | 2 | / |
| Coetzaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Coutzer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Coetsie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Coettge | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kotze | 67 | 27,589 | / |
| Cotza | 67 | 1,129 | / |
| Kozee | 67 | 255 | / |
| Cozea | 67 | 218 | / |
| Coezy | 67 | 217 | / |
| Cazee | 67 | 194 | / |
| Coetsier | 67 | 183 | / |
| Koeze | 67 | 169 | / |
| Cozei | 67 | 17 | / |
| Cozey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ketze | 67 | 4 | / |
| Couze | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cotzi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koetseer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coestser | 67 | 1 | / |
| Catze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kezee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cuzee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kohwetze | 67 | 0 | / |
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