Cota Surname
Approximately 82,127 people bear this surname
Cota Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 52,431 | 1:2,367 | 345 |
| United States | 11,116 | 1:32,607 | 4,070 |
| Brazil | 8,013 | 1:26,716 | 1,173 |
| Angola | 1,972 | 1:13,686 | 1,647 |
| India | 1,094 | 1:701,157 | 32,538 |
| Bolivia | 1,024 | 1:10,368 | 1,123 |
| Philippines | 928 | 1:109,093 | 18,924 |
| Spain | 713 | 1:65,571 | 5,898 |
| Portugal | 642 | 1:16,228 | 1,193 |
| Colombia | 557 | 1:85,770 | 3,355 |
| Romania | 549 | 1:36,572 | 4,668 |
| Italy | 399 | 1:153,275 | 23,865 |
| Peru | 373 | 1:85,212 | 5,801 |
| Canada | 350 | 1:105,273 | 11,355 |
| Croatia | 307 | 1:13,774 | 2,710 |
| Guatemala | 289 | 1:55,649 | 2,357 |
| El Salvador | 189 | 1:33,566 | 1,125 |
| Argentina | 162 | 1:263,848 | 21,282 |
| Panama | 155 | 1:25,240 | 1,566 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Greece | 127 | 1:87,242 | 14,769 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| France | 74 | 1:897,604 | 104,173 |
| Venezuela | 58 | 1:520,760 | 9,798 |
| Germany | 46 | 1:1,750,119 | 100,509 |
| Poland | 38 | 1:1,000,230 | 71,240 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Uruguay | 31 | 1:110,702 | 10,617 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Cape Verde | 7 | 1:75,663 | 2,587 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 889 | 1:56,489 | 6,309 |
The alternate forms: Çota (1,580), Čota (221), Ćota (22) & Cóta (1) are calculated separately.
Cota (827) may also be a first name.
Cota Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Castilian family name.
Cota is a surname of the Luba-lunda tribe, meaning: belonging to the Royal Palace.
User-submitted Reference
Cota is a Spanish surname. It was a surname for some knights, because cota is a type of mesh, used as armor.
Nowadays, it's most common in Mexico, with higher numbers in the northwestern region.
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Cota Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cota Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cota (Hindi: चोट) occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Çota, Čota, Ćota or Cóta. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cota.
How Common Is The Last Name Cota? popularity and diffusion
Cota is the 6,881st most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 88,735 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Cota are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 284,025th most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 827 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is borne by 52,431 people, or 1 in 2,367. In Mexico it is primarily found in: Sinaloa, where 31 percent live, Sonora, where 28 percent live and Baja California Sur, where 18 percent live. Aside from Mexico Cota exists in 73 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.
Cota Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cota has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cota last name expanded 1,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Cota Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Cota surname are 37.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.06% being registered with the political party.
The amount Cota earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning €35,727 per year; in Peru they earn 29.3% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,705 per year; in South Africa they earn 48.28% less than the national average, earning R 122,916 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.01% less than the national average, earning $20,431,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.06% less than the national average, earning $40,102 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.2% more than the national average, earning $50,280 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cota Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cota in the Hindi language | ||
| चोट | cota | - |
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