Cottens Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Cottens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cottens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1451:79,28712,505
Switzerland691:119,02812,127
France591:1,125,809120,603
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Uruguay341:100,9349,883
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Cottens Last Name Facts

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

Cottens is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cottens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 738,530th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Cottens live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 36 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Cottens is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 79,287. In Belgium Cottens is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 85 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 9 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Belgium it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 18 percent are found and France, where 15 percent are found.

Cottens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cottens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cottens last name rose 1,225 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cottens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cottens are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Cottens earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.1% more than the national average, earning $56,138 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coettens931/
Cotens9249/
Coutens86228/
Costens8648/
Cottins862/
Cottems861/
Cottence8014/
Cottenje8013/
Scottins804/
Cosens771,986/
Cotins778/
Kotens772/
Cons732,377/
Cousens712,253/
Castens71773/
Cossens71294/
Costins7119/
Jostens718/
Coitenx717/
Cathens712/
Cuthens712/
Coutins712/
Costems711/
Cochens711/
Kattens711/
Soutens711/
Soëtens711/
Catense711/
Coszens711/
Cotence711/
Kettens710/
Custens710/
Chatens710/
Cothins710/
Cuttins710/
Sootens710/
Coons6712,256/
Coussens671,460/
Joostens67649/
Const67261/
Conse6799/
Cohns6783/
Conss6726/
Cauthens6716/
Couns6710/
Consd676/
Conns674/
Coins673/
Consh673/
Castense672/
Costence672/
Comns672/
Coossens671/
Koistens671/
Chautens671/
Coyns671/
Couszens670/
Cochense670/
Casstens670/
Coochens670/

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