Hottentot Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hottentot Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hottentot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1661:101,73016,487
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Hottentot Last Name Facts

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

Hottentot occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hottentot? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,239,697th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The last name Hottentot occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Hottentot reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Hottentot is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 101,730. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Holland, where 66 percent live, South Holland, where 14 percent live and North Brabant, where 14 percent live. Not including The Netherlands it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Switzerland, where 2 percent live.

Hottentot Last Name Statistics demography

Hottentot earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hotentot942/
Hotentote89108/
Otento80204/
Chontot75332/
Attento7563/
Honto714,358/
Ontot7114/
Outentou711/
Othiento711/
Hounto672,042/
Atento67904/
Khonto67377/
Chonto67221/
Hontou6772/
Hontoy6762/
Hontos6749/
Hointo6718/
Gontot6715/
Jontot6711/
Hoonto672/
Otenta671/
Oontot671/
Honhto671/
Hantot670/

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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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  • 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 Hottentot
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