Cotofanu Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Cotofanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cotofanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania311:647,67345,663
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

The alternate forms: Coțofanu (1) & Coţofanu (1) are calculated separately.

Cotofanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cotofanu is most common in Romania. It can appear as: Coțofanu or Coţofanu. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cotofanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,274,477th most frequent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Cotofanu are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 89 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The last name Cotofanu is most widespread in Romania, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 647,673. In Romania Cotofanu is most prevalent in: Iași County, where 90 percent are found, Botoșani County, where 3 percent are found and Brașov County, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Romania it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 8 percent are found and Belgium, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coțofanu961/
Coţofanu961/
Cotofeanu942/
Cotofan93542/
Cotofana881,901/
Cotovanu881,655/
Cotofani8810/
Cotofană881/
Cotiofan881/
Cotoveanu8250/
Cotovan80208/
Kotofan8013/
Coţofan809/
Coțofan802/
Coţofană75165/
Coţovanu75149/
Coțovanu75130/
Coțofană75121/
Cotifane7511/
Kotovanu756/
Cotovana752/
Kotofana751/
Cotifani751/
Coțofana751/
Cotovani751/
Cao Toffano741/
Cutoveanu714/
Cottfn712/
Cotvan711/
Kotovan6729/
Coţovan6720/
Chtefan677/
Gotovan674/
Catefan672/
Cotphan671/
Qotifan671/
Codovan671/
Coțovan671/
Chtofon671/
Kodofan671/

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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
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  • 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 Cotofanu
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