Cotoiu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Cotoiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cotoiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Cotoiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cotoiu has its highest incidence in Romania. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Cotoiu.

How Common Is The Last Name Cotoiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Cotoiu reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 60 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname Cotoiu is most common in Romania, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,692,623. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Brăila County, where 33 percent live, Caraș-Severin County, where 33 percent live and Constanța County, where 33 percent live. Beside Romania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Costoiu92703/
Ciotoiu9233/
Cotiu916/
Catoiu83439/
Zotoiu8349/
Cătoiu8333/
Cutoiu836/
Joitoiu77410/
Costeiu77144/
Giotoiu7785/
Catioiu7742/
Cotuțiu7730/
Ciutoiu773/
Costiue771/
Coutius770/
Catiu7347/
Kotiu7328/
Câtiu734/
Jotiu733/
Coutieau712/
Chotaaiu711/
Kotoju67558/
Catgiu67220/
Ciotău67100/
Coteau6791/
Kotieu6718/
Castiu674/
Catius674/
Jatoiu672/
Coutheoux672/
Coutehoux671/
Sotoou671/
Sotohu671/
Sotoju671/
Zotyou671/
Kotuou671/
Kottiu671/

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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 Cotoiu
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