Cotoveanu Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Cotoveanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cotoveanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania491:409,75233,339
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Cotoveanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cotoveanu occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cotoveanu.

How Common Is The Last Name Cotoveanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cotoveanu is the 2,746,821st most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Cotoveanu are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

It is most widely held in Romania, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 409,752. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Dolj County, where 94 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 2 percent reside and Galați County, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Romania it occurs in one country. It is also found in Moldova, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cotovanu941,655/
Cutoveanu894/
Kotovanu826/
Kothavennu631/
Satowanu5916/
Catabenu593/
Kutavanu591/
Kotabanu591/
Kattavenu562/
Katavenou561/
Kattavenou5329/
Katavennou531/
Kotowoungou502/

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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 Cotoveanu
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