Cotera Surname

71,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Cotera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cotera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru3,0411:10,4521,476
Colombia1,4451:33,0622,030
Ecuador1,2121:13,1242,043
Mexico5581:222,4485,751
Spain3701:126,3579,725
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Venezuela381:794,84412,955
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Chile361:489,34612,617
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

The alternate forms: Cótera (1) are calculated separately.

Cotera Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cotera Come From? nationality or country of origin

Cotera is found in Peru more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Cótera. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cotera? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 71,038th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,047,513 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Cotera reside; 84 percent reside in South America and 61 percent reside in Andean South America.

It is most numerous in Peru, where it is borne by 3,041 people, or 1 in 10,452. In Peru it is most common in: Lima Province, where 49 percent live, Junín Region, where 37 percent live and Pasco Region, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Peru this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 21 percent live and Ecuador, where 17 percent live.

Cotera Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cotera surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Cotera earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 7.07% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,014 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.28% less than the national average, earning $17,417,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 4.3% more than the national average, earning $45,005 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cótera941/
Costera92129/
Chotera9215/
Coteray923/
Coteras923/
Coterat923/
Cothera922/
Scotera922/
Cottera922/
Coteira922/
Coutera920/
Costeira861,820/
Cotereau86166/
Chottera8616/
Cotteraj869/
Cotteray869/
Costeyra864/
Couteras862/
Choteray861/
Chhotera861/
Cotterau861/
Couterau861/
Costeras861/
Cotterea861/
Cotero832,267/
Sotera831,117/
Catera831,032/
Kotera83443/
Cotara83319/
Cotora83299/
Zotera8311/
Cutera8310/
Coteri831/
Cottereau802,802/
Cothereau8096/
Coutereau8015/
Coutteras802/
Chhoteray802/
Costeiras801/
Cotteraux801/
Castera772,351/
Costero771,417/
Koteras77703/
Cateura77571/
Catoera77286/
Kothera77214/
Coterio77173/
Costeri7787/
Coterot7786/
Cotirga7760/
Cattera7757/
Cothery7747/
Coteret7746/
Chatera7737/
Cotorra7731/
Juotera7729/
Soutera7728/
Cotiere7728/
Chotero7725/
Coetero7725/
Costere7723/
Ciatera7721/
Koteira7719/
Costira7718/
Coteiro7717/
Koterha779/
Cottery778/
Kottera778/
Scotero777/
Chutera777/
Cotarau776/
Coutere774/
Cotorea774/
Koterga773/
Coterie773/
Cooteri773/
Cateras773/
Caterra773/
Cotaray773/
Choteri773/
Cottara773/
Koutera772/
Soteira772/
Koteera772/
Caterau771/
Caterza771/
Chotira771/
Coteres771/
Coterro771/
Cothero771/
Cottora771/
Cuterra771/
Zoteera771/
Cathera771/
Costery771/
Cottere771/
Cateira771/
Joteras771/
Joytera771/
Koteraś771/
Soytera771/
Cöthera771/
Coteyro771/
Couteri771/
Cutiera771/
Cootara771/
Koteray771/
Codtara771/
Cotiero771/
Koterat771/
Cuteray770/
Caterat770/
Cootery770/
Cuthera770/
Cottereaux7554/
Chhoteraja751/
Cotterreau751/
Couttereau751/
Casteras71410/
Couteiro71331/
Cotteret71311/
Couteret71199/
Cothiere71145/
Coutiere71142/
Costeiro71105/
Coustere7175/
Costeris7175/
Casterad7164/
Coiteiro7149/
Costeros7149/
Cotterot7135/
Cottiero7134/
Casteraa7123/
Chotaira7122/
Coutieri7111/
Sotheara7110/
Catheray7110/
Couterie7110/
Cohttero719/
Couterri717/
Koterass716/
Casteira715/
Cotterre715/
Kotteras713/
Costirea712/
Sotereau712/
Cotterer712/
Casterra712/
Couterot712/
Couterry712/
Kotherai711/
Catterau711/
Chateraj711/
Chhatera711/
Couteros711/
Sotherah711/
Cotterey711/
Coutiero711/
Jotereau711/
Scaterra711/
Chattera711/
Chathera711/
Catherau711/
Cotioraș711/
Cottereu711/
Kotehrra711/
Caterach710/
Sotero6722,579/
Catira671,879/
Kotara671,809/
Satera671,517/
Koteri671,494/
Katera671,456/
Kutera671,228/
Kotora67643/
Sotira67456/
Kotere67357/
Kotyra67344/
Cuteri67280/
Catero67171/
Zatera67169/
Cotaro67164/
Cateri67117/
Kotěra67112/
Catara67101/
Catora6771/
Coutteret6762/
Coutteure6756/
Kotero6750/
Zotero6747/
Cutero6739/
Kotira6735/
Kotery6731/
Coutterez6721/
Coutherez6716/
Cousteres6713/
Castereau6712/
Chatterah679/
Ketera677/
Coutareau676/
Chatteraj675/
Catere675/
Chhathera674/
Jottereau674/
Zotere673/
Cotire673/
Cutere673/
Cotiro673/
Kotýra673/
Coutierre672/
Chhoteroy672/
Cutira672/
Jotero672/
Coutuirer671/
Càtara671/
Catheraut671/
Cotiri671/
Cutery671/
Sothearea671/
Jatera671/
Cautheray670/
Coutheris670/
Catheraux670/
Coterhout670/

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