Cotao Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Cotao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 148 | 1:684,042 | 70,291 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Cotao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cotao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cotao occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Cotao click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cotao? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,428,594th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Cotao reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 684,042. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Davao Region, where 82 percent reside, Caraga, where 9 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 3 percent reside. Other than The Philippines it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Mozambique, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chotao | 91 | 11 | / |
| Chootao | 83 | 6 | / |
| Cotayio | 83 | 1 | / |
| Catao | 80 | 2,561 | / |
| Cutao | 80 | 175 | / |
| Cotoa | 80 | 103 | / |
| Kotao | 80 | 23 | / |
| Castao | 73 | 1,757 | / |
| Kothao | 73 | 118 | / |
| Chatao | 73 | 50 | / |
| Cataos | 73 | 47 | / |
| Chutao | 73 | 39 | / |
| Cataðo | 73 | 13 | / |
| Caetao | 73 | 8 | / |
| Cotoas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cotaea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kohtao | 73 | 3 | / |
| Cotuia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cotoha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cotoaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koutao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koitao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coiteo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chataou | 67 | 139 | / |
| Castaðo | 67 | 133 | / |
| Castaos | 67 | 84 | / |
| Chuthao | 67 | 19 | / |
| Cataoid | 67 | 7 | / |
| Koutaou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Catahoy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tchatao | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chuytao | 67 | 3 | / |
| Castaho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Costhoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Castaoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zotahou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chattao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Castaod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chathao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chataoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caethao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Castaáo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coteață | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cotayia | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cotao
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