Cotaru Surname
Approximately 219 people bear this surname
Cotaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 127 | 1:28,042 | 4,572 |
| Romania | 81 | 1:247,875 | 23,462 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Cotaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cotaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cotaru is more commonly found in Moldova than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Cotaru click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cotaru? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,111,382nd most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. The last name Cotaru is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Cotaru live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in Romanian Europe.
It is most widespread in Moldova, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 28,042. In Moldova Cotaru is most prevalent in: Cantemir District, where 83 percent live, Leova District, where 8 percent live and Chișinău Municipality, where 7 percent live. Besides Moldova this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 37 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotarau | 92 | 6 | / |
| Costaru | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ciotaru | 92 | 2 | / |
| Chotaru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cotarruz | 86 | 24 | / |
| Kotaru | 83 | 1,791 | / |
| Cutaru | 83 | 45 | / |
| Cataru | 83 | 16 | / |
| Sotaru | 83 | 5 | / |
| Coutarruz | 80 | 6 | / |
| Cotarrous | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kotharu | 77 | 2,176 | / |
| Catarau | 77 | 821 | / |
| Catarus | 77 | 254 | / |
| Kotarou | 77 | 78 | / |
| Kottaru | 77 | 66 | / |
| Chataru | 77 | 35 | / |
| Joitaru | 77 | 33 | / |
| Kotaaru | 77 | 31 | / |
| Catareu | 77 | 28 | / |
| Khotaru | 77 | 25 | / |
| Kotareu | 77 | 21 | / |
| Sottaru | 77 | 9 | / |
| Cataruz | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sootaru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kotarud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Catarut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kootaru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kotarau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cataruu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chotoru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sotharu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coustaroux | 75 | 9 | / |
| Coutarrous | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khotarut | 71 | 88 | / |
| Soitarau | 71 | 42 | / |
| Cautharu | 71 | 26 | / |
| Kostarou | 71 | 24 | / |
| Koutarou | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kotharau | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chhutaru | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kothaaru | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cottereu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Couterau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kottarou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cotterau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scothoru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cataruth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cataruis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kottharu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kothharu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kataru | 67 | 4,136 | / |
| Koteru | 67 | 844 | / |
| Kotoru | 67 | 227 | / |
| Jataru | 67 | 157 | / |
| Sataru | 67 | 75 | / |
| Kutaru | 67 | 39 | / |
| Choutooru | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kütaru | 67 | 12 | / |
| Khoutarou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zataru | 67 | 7 | / |
| Catarouch | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jâtaru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jotoru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cautarruz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chatharau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choutouru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Catâru | 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 Cotaru
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