Cothay Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Cothay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
Cothay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cothay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cothay is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Cothay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cothay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,432,070th most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Cothay is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Cothay are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name Cothay is most widespread in England, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 1,741,189. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 66 percent are found, Dorset, where 28 percent are found and Durham, where 3 percent are found. Apart from England this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 3 percent are found.
Cothay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cothay has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Cothay surname expanded 246 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Cothay
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