Coterell Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Coterell Surname Definition:

Cotter (q-v.) + the French-Latin diminutive suff. -el. Henry Coterel. — Hundred Rolls

Coterell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Coterell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Cotter (q-v.) + the French-Latin diminutive suff. -el. Henry Coterel. — Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Coterell Last Name Facts

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

Coterell has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Coterell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coterell? popularity and diffusion

Coterell is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Coterell are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Coterell is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Coterell is most frequent in: Rivers, where 100 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Coterell occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 11 percent are found.

Coterell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Coterell has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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