Koitan Surname
Approximately 606 people bear this surname
Koitan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 578 | 1:23,516 | 2,818 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Koîtan (1) are calculated separately.
Koitan (13) may also be a first name.
Koitan Demographics
Koitan Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Koitan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koitan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Koitan (Marathi: कोईतन) is borne by more people in Chad than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Koîtan. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koitan? popularity and diffusion
Koitan is the 532,873rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 12,025,653 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Koitan are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous given name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Chad, where it is carried by 578 people, or 1 in 23,516. Other than Chad Koitan is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Koitan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Koitan surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koitan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koitan in the Marathi language | ||
| कोईतन | ko'itana | - |
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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 Koitan
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