Cotofana Surname

215,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Cotofana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cotofana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,0461:19,1952,477
Moldova8131:4,381628
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Cotofană (1) are calculated separately.

Cotofana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cotofana occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Cotofană. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cotofana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 215,983rd most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,833,533 people. Cotofana is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Cotofana are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname Cotofana is most widely held in Romania, where it is borne by 1,046 people, or 1 in 19,195. In Romania it is most common in: Sibiu County, where 13 percent are found, Dâmbovița County, where 13 percent are found and Iași County, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Romania it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 43 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Cotofana Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cotofana surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Cotofana earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.55% more than the national average, earning $58,056 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cotofană961/
Cotofani8810/
Kotofana881/
Satofana752/
Satofona6350/
Catafani634/
Catafano631/
Katafana631/
Katafany5010/
Kutafane501/
Katafani501/

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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 Cotofana
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