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.
- gabrielacotaCota Demographics
Average Male Cota Height
174.53 cm
Average Female Cota Height
158.9 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Cota Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cota Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cota (Hindi: चोट) occurs most in Mexico. It may also be rendered as a variant: Çota, Čota, Ćota or Cóta. For other potential spellings of Cota click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cota? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cota is the 6,881st most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 88,735 people. The last name Cota occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Cota reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Cota is also the 284,025th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 827 people.
The surname Cota is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is carried by 52,431 people, or 1 in 2,367. In Mexico it is most common in: Sinaloa, where 31 percent are found, Sonora, where 28 percent are found and Baja California Sur, where 18 percent are found. Other than Mexico Cota exists in 73 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.
Cota Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cota has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Cota Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Cota are 37.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.06% registered to vote for the 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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Footnotes
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