Cota Surname

6,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Cota Surname Definition:

Castilian family name.

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Cota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico52,4311:2,367345
United States11,1161:32,6074,070
Brazil8,0131:26,7161,173
Angola1,9721:13,6861,647
India1,0941:701,15732,538
Bolivia1,0241:10,3681,123
Philippines9281:109,09318,924
Spain7131:65,5715,898
Portugal6421:16,2281,193
Colombia5571:85,7703,355
Romania5491:36,5724,668
Italy3991:153,27523,865
Peru3731:85,2125,801
Canada3501:105,27311,355
Croatia3071:13,7742,710
Guatemala2891:55,6492,357
El Salvador1891:33,5661,125
Argentina1621:263,84821,282
Panama1551:25,2401,566
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Greece1271:87,24214,769
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
France741:897,604104,173
Venezuela581:520,7609,798
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
England371:1,505,89364,828
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uruguay311:110,70210,617
Israel241:356,56829,419
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Cape Verde71:75,6632,587
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Albania41:728,51420,844
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8891:56,4896,309

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Cota is a surname of the Luba-lunda tribe, meaning: belonging to the Royal Palace.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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.

- gabrielacota

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çota921,580/
Čota92221/
Ćota9222/
Cóta921/
Costa891,881,518/
Chota8921,296/
Cotta899,366/
Cotai891,404/
Cotea891,315/
Coita891,276/
Ciota891,027/
Cotay89600/
Couta89576/
Cotas89573/
Scota89372/
Ccota89249/
Cotha89123/
Cotoa89103/
Cotad8973/
Cotau8941/
Cotaj8932/
Cotat8917/
Cuota8917/
Coeta8915/
Csota8910/
Cotaz899/
Cozta898/
Coota898/
Coyta895/
Codta895/
Ckota893/
Cotúa893/
Cotah892/
Czota891/
Cgota891/
Coëta891/
Cohta891/
Costea8035,271/
Costas8019,334/
Ciotta803,172/
Scotta802,283/
Chhota801,715/
Chotta801,410/
Chotai801,408/
Chouta801,318/
Costha801,058/
Cottaz801,002/
Coutaz80959/
Costaz80610/
Ciotea80597/
Chotha80575/
Chotay80349/
Costta80334/
Ciotau80326/
Cotaya80206/
Coutas80175/
Cotait80151/
Cottat80133/
Costaş80107/
Cottas8073/
Coutat8068/
Costaș8054/
Coitay8053/
Coutta8052/
Tchota8049/
Coteat8047/
Cuosta8036/
Cothay8033/
Choota8029/
Ccosta8026/
Coosta8024/
Coutau8022/
Choita8019/
Costaa8017/
Cossta8017/
Cousta8013/
Costat8012/
Chotaj8011/
Gcosta809/
Costai809/
Csotai809/
Cotach809/
Chotau808/
Dcotha808/
Cottay807/
Scotha806/
Coshta805/
Scoota804/
Costad804/
Cotaia804/
Cottea804/
Hcosta803/
Dcotta803/
Coista803/
Cotaid803/
Cottha802/
Chotaa802/
Costay802/
Choyta802/
Coitas802/
Chotga801/
Coetta801/
Ciohta801/
Cosdta801/
Ciotat801/
Cotaij801/
Cotaip801/
Cotaja801/
Cothat801/
Cotoha801/
Costau801/
Coutay801/
Coutea801/
Coutha801/
Cottad801/
Cottéa801/
Couëta801/
Cohtah801/
Cohtat801/
Chjota801/
Coszta801/
Cothad800/
Cotaut800/
Cote75103,985/
Kota7599,222/
Coto7533,624/
Sota7510,925/
Cata759,209/
Jota759,014/
Zota754,991/
Cuta754,280/
Coti754,255/
Coty751,986/
Coté75540/
Căta7579/
Qota7531/
Cotó753/
Cotè753/
Cotí753/
Cotê752/
Câta751/
D'Costa7313,454/
Tchouta732,166/
Coutaud731,321/
Cottais73564/
D'Cotta73240/
Choitay73194/
Coustau73187/
Cotteau73168/
Chhotai73115/
Costeas7398/
Chottai7389/
Szczota7382/
Coutaut7369/
Coustas7353/
Coiteau7347/
Choytah7347/
D'Cotha7327/
Chothai7323/
Choutha7322/
Coutaya7317/
Chootai7316/
Choutta7315/
Coutaux7314/
Couttas7314/
Couteat7312/
Coithay7310/
Choitta737/
Chhotay737/
Chotaya737/
Chhoita736/
Chootay735/
D'Csota734/
Chottaa734/
Chhotta734/
Cohutta734/
Choutea733/
Choutai733/
Costaud732/
Costats732/
Coustai732/
Chhotha731/
Chotaia731/
Chhotau731/
Cosstas731/
Costaas731/
Costasd731/
Costass731/
Costhea731/
D'Codta731/
D'Couta731/
Dcoutha731/
Tschota731/
Choutah731/
Tcoutta731/
Dchouta731/
Czochta731/
Chohtha731/
Chuotah731/
Costahe731/
Coistas731/
Costasp731/
Cosdtas731/
Choutau730/
Costash730/
Cothach730/
Couto67121,117/
Koita6755,239/
Kotha6750,105/
Coste6729,545/
Khota6727,953/
Koïta6718,703/
Cotto6712,282/
Chata6712,037/
Choto6711,553/
Casta6710,675/
Soita6710,622/
Coote679,829/
Kotta679,824/
Cotes678,143/
Kouta678,108/
Koeta677,590/
Costi677,473/
Cotte676,644/
Kotah676,232/
Chuta675,030/
Cotti674,545/
Couty673,760/
Coito673,522/
Cotet673,244/
Catap673,229/
Cotoi672,920/
Ciuta672,917/
Joita672,629/
Cotiy672,606/
Cotos672,536/
Coeto672,274/
Sotta671,923/
Zotta671,873/
Costo671,754/
Choti671,531/
Cotty671,469/
Chote671,429/
Catta671,390/
Cutad671,243/
Zotaj671,211/
Cutay67986/
Kotai67979/
Scata67965/
Ccoto67875/
Catay67841/
Kotay67839/
Sotha67801/
Csata67766/
Coyte67713/
Coter67680/
Coute67627/
Jotta67627/
Cotey67623/
Koota67579/
Ceuta67577/
Cotie67559/
Cataj67551/
Cojti67547/
Catot67496/
Ciata67496/
Cutas67460/
Zotea67447/
Tjota67434/
Kotaś67429/
Catea67417/
Cotis67407/
Sotea67406/
Giota67390/
Coite67389/
Coteţ67388/
Scoto67386/
Catau67365/
Qouta67346/
Tsota67346/
Catas67306/
Catad67300/
Cotiz67287/
Ziota67277/
Catai67261/
Jhota67252/
Csuta67250/
Ciote67249/
Kotaa67231/
Catat67224/
Cotteaux67221/
Koyta67211/
Cotez67210/
Csoti67205/
Catha67192/
Cioti67183/
Zoita67174/
Coutault67170/
Cotot67157/
Cauta67153/
Tchoutat67147/
Soota67144/
Zotaa67143/
Zotah67134/
D'Coutha67133/
Choty67132/
Jotha67132/
Coutteau67128/
Coustaut67127/
Jotea67125/
Sohta67120/
Jotaz67117/
Coteț67112/
Cutta67111/
Suota67111/
Caeta67107/
Kojta67106/
Sotai67101/
Cotão67101/
Czata67100/
Kotea6798/
Chouthai6794/
Cioto6794/
Coyto6794/
Quota6793/
Çotaj6791/
Coustaud6786/
Kotaj6786/
Custa6784/
Cotyi6784/
Josta6781/
Couti6779/
Cotei6778/
Djota6777/
Cotho6773/
Zotas6773/
Cotui6766/
Choothai6762/
Costeaux6761/
Jouta6760/
Cataa6758/
Cotop6757/
Cutha6753/
Cothi6752/
Chooteea6752/
Kohta6750/
Cotoy6747/
Sotaa6747/
Chotteau6745/
Jotas6744/
Cuoto6743/
Zoota6738/
Jotai6738/
Cotuy6736/
Cotté6735/
Qotaj6735/
Zotha6734/
Cuoti6734/
Czuta6731/
Couteaut6731/
Kotau6729/
Cothe6727/
Cotee6726/
Cuita6724/
Couteaud6722/
Cotthaus6722/
Kotga6722/
Zotoa6721/
Kgota6719/
Cotoz6719/
Coeti6718/
Coustaux6717/
Csoto6717/
Cotio6717/
Dzota6717/
Czoty6716/
Coete6716/
Sotah6716/
Caata6715/
Zotay6715/
Tchoutta6715/
Jotap6714/
Kotoa6714/
Csotó6714/
Coûteaux6714/
Coité6713/
Cotij6713/
Zouta6712/
Couté6712/
Cutaj6711/
Dsota6711/
Sotay6710/
Tchotaha6710/
Costé6710/
Cothy679/
Kodta679/
Cotou679/
Cooty678/
Zosta678/
Coteh677/
Koîta677/
Gqota677/
Chhootay676/
Jotad676/
Cutai676/
Joota676/
Coiti676/
Cotit676/
Sojta676/
Cătea675/
Cutat674/
Qotha674/
Kuota674/
Cutap674/
Catah674/
Cooti674/
Sodta674/
Cotés674/
Qoota674/
D'Cousta673/
Kkota673/
Cutea673/
Scotá673/
Choté673/
Cósta673/
Cataz673/
Cuhta672/
Cotej672/
Catoa672/
Cahta672/
Cuote672/
Cooto672/
Zhota672/
Zohta672/
Cojtí672/
Qosta672/
Sgota672/
Jotat672/
Catga671/
Cotod671/
Cotoo671/
Cutah671/
Codty671/
Cohte671/
Ckata671/
D'Ccosta671/
D'Costaa671/
Sotau671/
Coity671/
Qotah671/
Cottê671/
Costá671/
Kcata671/
Jotay671/
Ko'ta671/
Tchoutah671/
Tchoutai671/
Gkota671/
Câtea671/
D'Costad671/
Chojtaya671/
Ccuta671/
Cotid671/
Cotiş671/
Coustais671/
Cotuá671/
Coutó671/
Coûté671/
Cutaa671/
Cutaz671/
Cutaş671/
Cutaș671/
Cutot671/
Choittah671/
Chouttah671/
Gcuta671/
Zotat671/
Choythai671/
Chohthai671/
Coteu671/
Coustaus670/
Coiteaux670/

Cota Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cota in the Hindi language
चोटcota-

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