Cotinghiu Surname

351,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,039 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Cotinghiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cotinghiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,0311:19,4742,519
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Cotinghiu Last Name Facts

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

Cotinghiu has its highest incidence in Romania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cotinghiu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 351,042nd most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 7,014,000 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Cotinghiu live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 1,031 people, or 1 in 19,474. In Romania Cotinghiu is most prevalent in: Brașov County, where 83 percent are found, Constanța County, where 9 percent are found and Ialomița County, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Romania Cotinghiu is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cotenghiu895/
Congju671/
Congiù671/
Kongoiu632/
Kongyhu631/
Konghyu631/
Koingeu631/
Khonghyu598/
Khongoiu594/
Kongju533/
Cangeu531/
Kongjui5061/
Kongyou5029/
Kongjuy508/
Kongyut507/
Kongyuh506/
Kangoiu505/
Kongjud503/
Kongjut501/
Kongjau501/

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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 Cotinghiu
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