Cottave Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Cottave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cottave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1141:582,65577,962
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England21:27,859,030389,889

Cottave Last Name Facts

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

Cottave is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Cottave click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cottave? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,573,888th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Cottave live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most widespread in France, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 582,655. In France Cottave is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 77 percent reside, Occitanie, where 11 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 7 percent reside. Besides France it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Cottave Last Name Statistics demography

Cottave earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 70.17% more than the national average, earning $73,425 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Cottave
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