Cotovan Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Cotovan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cotovan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1461:137,52014,831
Moldova561:63,5968,738
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Cotovan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cotovan occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cotovan.

How Common Is The Last Name Cotovan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,152,132nd most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Cotovan are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

It is most widespread in Romania, where it is held by 146 people, or 1 in 137,520. In Romania Cotovan is most common in: Brașov County, where 76 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 18 percent are found and Iași County, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Romania Cotovan exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 27 percent are found and Italy, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cotoban86364/
Kotovan8629/
Kotovane804/
Soitovan804/
Khostovan7517/
Kotovasin755/
Castovane751/
Cutoban7196/
Kotoban7137/
Kotavan718/
Catavan717/
Cotawan715/
Sotowan713/
Jotavan712/
Kotovanova711/
Chotawan67218/
Kothavan675/
Kotavane674/
Khotavan671/
Cotawong671/
Kotobane671/
Kotowane671/
Jotavain671/
Katoevan671/
Castavan671/
Kotavain671/

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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 Cotovan
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