Cotofanu Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Cotofanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 31 | 1:647,673 | 45,663 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
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 borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Coțofanu or Coţofanu. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cotofanu? popularity and diffusion
Cotofanu is the 3,274,477th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Cotofanu are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 89 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
This surname is most commonly held in Romania, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 647,673. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Iași County, where 90 percent reside, Botoșani County, where 3 percent reside and Brașov County, where 3 percent reside. Other than Romania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 8 percent reside and Belgium, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coțofanu | 96 | 1 | / |
| Coţofanu | 96 | 1 | / |
| Cotofeanu | 94 | 2 | / |
| Cotofan | 93 | 542 | / |
| Cotofana | 88 | 1,901 | / |
| Cotovanu | 88 | 1,655 | / |
| Cotofani | 88 | 10 | / |
| Cotofană | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cotiofan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cotoveanu | 82 | 50 | / |
| Cotovan | 80 | 208 | / |
| Kotofan | 80 | 13 | / |
| Coţofan | 80 | 9 | / |
| Coțofan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Coţofană | 75 | 165 | / |
| Coţovanu | 75 | 149 | / |
| Coțovanu | 75 | 130 | / |
| Coțofană | 75 | 121 | / |
| Cotifane | 75 | 11 | / |
| Kotovanu | 75 | 6 | / |
| Cotovana | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kotofana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cotifani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Coțofana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cotovani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cao Toffano | 74 | 1 | / |
| Cutoveanu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cottfn | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cotvan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kotovan | 67 | 29 | / |
| Coţovan | 67 | 20 | / |
| Chtefan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gotovan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Catefan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cotphan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qotifan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Codovan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coțovan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chtofon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kodofan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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