Cottem Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Cottem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cottem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium561:205,29726,724
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Cottem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cottem is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cottem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,506,728th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Cottem are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 205,297. In Belgium Cottem is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 80 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 18 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Belgium it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Cottem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cottem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cottem last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cotthem928/
Cotem911/
Cottheim861/
Cotten839,624/
Kottem831,006/
Cattem8348/
Cottim8345/
Chotem8316/
Cothem8313/
Coutem8313/
Costem836/
Scotem831/
Coteim831/
Koettem7785/
Cotemme7734/
Cotteen7719/
Chattem7713/
Kothtem7712/
Kotthem7711/
Kotteem773/
Coutten772/
Scothem772/
Costeim771/
Cotthen771/
Scoutem771/
Chuttem771/
Choteem771/
Coytten770/
Kotem73633/
Coten73122/
Catem73120/
Cotim7330/
Cotne7330/
Jotem7328/
Contt7324/
Sotem7320/
Cosem7319/
Cottn731/
Cotém731/
Zotem731/
Couttien7115/
Cootthen712/
Tchoutem711/
Chhoteem711/
Kotthemm711/
Com6733,511/
Cottin678,448/
Costen671,510/
Kotten67908/
Kothem67661/
Cottyn67476/
Chotim67386/
Kattem67239/
Catten67237/
Coteng67217/
Kohtem67177/
Sattem67151/
Costim67141/
Coitim67103/
Couten6782/
Coutim6762/
Cothen6740/
Kottim6732/
Kettem6731/
Koteme6724/
Kostem6724/
Koutem6721/
Chatem6720/
Cooten6717/
Cochem6717/
Cotien6710/
Jostem679/
Cosiem677/
Chutem677/
Cattim676/
Jattem676/
Khotem676/
Joteme675/
Koteem675/
Cateim674/
Coetim673/
Costne672/
Cathem672/
Sothem672/
Cousem671/
Cossem671/
Custem671/
Zoteme671/
Cotent671/
Soteim671/
Koitem671/
Tsatem671/
Cotend671/
Coucem671/
Cuteme671/
Joteam671/
Cuttim670/
Coteen670/
Castem670/

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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 Cottem
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