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

The surname Coterell occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Coterell? popularity and diffusion

Coterell is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Coterell reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Coterell is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 100 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent are found.

Coterell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Coterell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Coterell surname contracted 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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