Cotwall Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

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

Cotwall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cotwall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Cotwall Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cotwall is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cotwall? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Cotwall occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Cotwall reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,611,847. In South Africa Cotwall is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 67 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 7 percent live. Besides South Africa it is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 6 percent live.

Cotwall Last Name Statistics demography

Cotwall earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.06% less than the national average, earning R 118,680 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cotwal92287/
Scottwall882/
Kotwall8644/
Codwall861/
Cotwwal861/
Cothwal861/
Castwall8018/
Kothwall803/
Cottwald801/
Soutwall801/
Kotwal7723,559/
Catwal7710/
Jotwal772/
Southwall751/
Kothwal71463/
Chatwal71434/
Kotwale7165/
Kotwaal7132/
Katwall7115/
Sothwal719/
Khotwal716/
Sootwal715/
Kottwal713/
Jhotwal713/
Koutwal712/
Codvall711/
Kootwal711/
Kotwail711/
Cadwall711/
Chhatwal672,104/
Chattwal6766/
Kothwale6734/
Khostwal6721/
Soothwal676/
Chaatwal674/
Khodwall672/
Kostwald672/
Chatwale671/
Caudwall671/
Kothwaal671/

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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 Cotwall
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