Cottenceau Surname

368,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Monaco

Cottenceau Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'hills by the water'.

Cottenceau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9671:68,6899,548
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Cottenceau Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'hills by the water'.

- charlenecot

Cottenceau Last Name Facts

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

Cottenceau occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cottenceau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 368,021st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 7,451,478 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Cottenceau reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 967 people, or 1 in 68,689. In France Cottenceau is most common in: Pays de la Loire, where 57 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 20 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 6 percent are found. Other than France Cottenceau is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Couttenceau9521/
Cotenceau9514/
Coutenceau90150/
Castencau7418/
Cotenco71140/
Conjeau7125/
Cotenza713/
Conca676,655/
Costenco67359/
Conjeaud67191/
Kotencha6716/
Cotencio676/
Cotensia673/
Costenza672/
Consseau672/
Conchaud671/
Cuotenco671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cottenceau
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