Cotwal Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cotwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cotwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2471:219,34323,014
England191:2,932,529101,561
India151:51,137,692512,385
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Cotwal Last Name Facts

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

Cotwal has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Cotwal.

How Common Is The Last Name Cotwal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 921,780th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 25,392,146 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Cotwal are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 247 people, or 1 in 219,343. In South Africa Cotwal is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 73 percent live, Gauteng, where 15 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Cotwal Last Name Statistics demography

Cotwal earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.73% more than the national average, earning R 405,708 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cotwall9216/
Cotwwal921/
Cothwal921/
Cottwald861/
Kotwal8323,559/
Catwal8310/
Jotwal832/
Scottwall802/
Kothwal77463/
Chatwal77434/
Kotwale7765/
Kotwall7744/
Kotwaal7732/
Sothwal779/
Khotwal776/
Sootwal775/
Kottwal773/
Jhotwal773/
Koutwal772/
Codwall771/
Kotwail771/
Kootwal771/
Chhatwal712,104/
Chattwal7166/
Kothwale7134/
Khostwal7121/
Castwall7118/
Soothwal716/
Chaatwal714/
Kothwall713/
Kostwald712/
Chatwale711/
Kothwaal711/
Soutwall711/
Katwal676,532/
Kutwal67615/
Satwal67242/
Kotual6766/
Jatwal6730/
Catual6726/
Kodwal679/
Koitewale674/
Koytewale673/
Khothwale672/
Jodwal672/
Kotwol671/
Cédwal671/
Southwall671/
Sodwal671/
Ketwal671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Cotwal
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