Cotovanu Surname
Approximately 1,655 people bear this surname
Cotovanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 1,473 | 1:13,631 | 1,747 |
| Moldova | 140 | 1:25,438 | 4,198 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Cotovanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cotovanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cotovanu occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Cotovanu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cotovanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cotovanu is the 241,430th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,403,351 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Cotovanu reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
The surname is most frequently used in Romania, where it is borne by 1,473 people, or 1 in 13,631. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Iași County, where 39 percent reside, Botoșani County, where 25 percent reside and Brașov County, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Romania Cotovanu occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 8 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotoveanu | 94 | 50 | / |
| Kotovanu | 88 | 6 | / |
| Cutoveanu | 82 | 4 | / |
| Satowanu | 63 | 16 | / |
| Kotabonu | 63 | 4 | / |
| Kutavanu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kotabanu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kothavennu | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kotowoungou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Katabanu | 50 | 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
- 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 Cotovanu
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