Cotima Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Cotima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cotima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Cotima (551) may also be a first name.

Cotima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cotima is most common in Cameroon. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cotima? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Cotima is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cotima reside; 75 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 358,643rd most frequently held first name globally, borne by 551 people.

This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 33 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 33 percent reside and West Region, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chotima92598/
Cotimah9248/
Costima9237/
Cothima924/
Chotimai8623/
Hcotimah863/
Chhotima862/
Cothaima861/
Cotimaya861/
Chotimha861/
Sotima83381/
Kotima83372/
Catima83139/
Cotimo8338/
Qotima837/
Cotema834/
Jotima834/
Zotima831/
Chothimah8013/
Choteimay801/
Chottimma801/
Kotimah777,081/
Qotimah771,619/
Khotima771,237/
Chatima771,042/
Chutima77720/
Catimay77411/
Sottima7752/
Costema7742/
Kotimaa7732/
Catimah7712/
Koutima778/
Sotimah778/
Jostima775/
Jotimma774/
Catiema773/
Catimaa773/
Kotimma773/
Costime772/
Castima772/
Catuima771/
Cuitima771/
Kotimai771/
Chotema771/
Cotimeh771/
Sotiema771/
Soutima771/
Cathima771/
Cottimi771/
Coutimi771/
Costimo771/
Khotimah7193,302/
Chathima71368/
Kohtimah71145/
Kotimath7199/
Qhotimah7192/
Coutimho7112/
Hkotimah716/
Kodtimah715/
Chotemma714/
Sottimai713/
Tchatima713/
Kostimah712/
Chautima712/
Chuthima711/
Koutisma711/
Koutiema711/
Kotimahe711/
Catimath711/
Costimer710/
Katima671,797/
Satima67464/
Kutima67343/
Sotthimai67231/
Khotimaih67218/
Zatima67213/
Ketima67125/
Jatima67115/
Kotema67114/
Catimo67113/
Kotuma6794/
Sotimo6758/
Cattimath6758/
Kotimi6735/
Catema6732/
Cotaimich6731/
Catuma6729/
Sotema6723/
Khothimah6714/
Chhottyma679/
Catime677/
Kothimath676/
Qatima675/
Kotyma674/
Chottemma673/
Kotime673/
Jotthimai673/
Kotimo673/
Jotema671/
Zotime671/

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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 Cotima
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