Couta Surname
Approximately 576 people bear this surname
Couta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 455 | 1:32,043 | 659 |
| France | 47 | 1:1,413,249 | 138,595 |
| Spain | 40 | 1:1,168,801 | 40,601 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Couta (175) may also be a first name.
Couta Demographics
Average Couta Salary in
United States
$43,083 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Couta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Couta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Couta (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺗﺎ) occurs in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Couta? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 553,576th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 12,651,989 people. The last name Couta is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Couta reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 690,096th most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 175 people.
The last name Couta is most numerous in Senegal, where it is held by 455 people, or 1 in 32,043. In Senegal Couta is mostly found in: Diourbel Region, where 38 percent are found, Kaolack Region, where 28 percent are found and Kaffrine Region, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Senegal this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in France, where 8 percent are found and Spain, where 7 percent are found.
Couta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Couta has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Couta surname grew 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Couta Last Name Statistics demography
Couta earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $43,083 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Couta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Couta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﺗﺎ | kwta | - |
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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 Couta
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