Kokota Surname

239,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Kokota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kokota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4971:34,4455,098
South Africa2471:219,34323,014
Ukraine2341:194,54126,383
Greece1831:60,54510,169
Zimbabwe1551:99,60214,056
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Lesotho861:23,6344,787
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Benin301:344,52026,827
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
India171:45,121,493474,784
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

Kokota (57) may also be a first name.

Kokota Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kokota (Marathi: कोकोटा, Russian: Кокота) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kokota? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 239,279th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,353,373 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Kokota are found; 59 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 57 people.

It is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 497 people, or 1 in 34,445. Excluding Malawi this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 15 percent are found and Ukraine, where 14 percent are found.

Kokota Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

The amount Kokota earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.74% less than the national average, earning R 107,556 per year and in United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kokotas92224/
Kokkota92221/
Kokotaa9218/
Kokotai9218/
Kokoeta9216/
Kokoita926/
Koikota925/
Kokotay924/
Kokotta921/
Koukota921/
Kokkotas86234/
Koskotas8618/
Kokotash8618/
Kokoetta8617/
Kokoetha8617/
Koukouta8615/
Koikoita866/
Kottkota865/
Kokoitas863/
Kochkota861/
Kokoti831,574/
Kukota831,047/
Kakota83802/
Kokoto83388/
Kokuta83364/
Kokote83251/
Kokata8366/
Kokoty8355/
Qokota8335/
Kocota8312/
Koketa838/
Cokota833/
Koqota831/
Koukoutas8063/
Koukoutha802/
Kokoustas801/
Kochkotai801/
Kokotis77374/
Kokatai77258/
Kokotos77241/
Kokotou77145/
Kokatay77135/
Kokoete77134/
Kokutay7770/
Kokkoti7758/
Kokotti7747/
Kakotay7721/
Kokoyty7717/
Kokoyto7717/
Kakotas7713/
Qokotha7713/
Kocotas7712/
Gqokota7711/
Koukata778/
Kokkuta778/
Kokotey777/
Kokotte776/
Kokoute776/
Kokoyti775/
Kokoito775/
Koukoti774/
Koikoti774/
Koketai774/
Kouketa774/
Kokouty772/
Kokotho772/
Kekotta771/
Koketta771/
Kokkata771/
Koukuta771/
Kokoite771/
Kokotee771/
Kakotha771/
Kokotei771/
Kokouto771/
Koikata771/
Koskoti771/
Kuikota771/
Kgokoto771/
Kokothi771/
Kockoto771/
Kocotha771/
Kokoette71233/
Kokkotis71127/
Kokkotos71120/
Koukouto7158/
Kokkotou7152/
Koukoute7126/
Kokushta7119/
Kohkatai7118/
Koikoito7117/
Koukouti718/
Koukotos715/
Kokotich715/
Koskotis714/
Kaddkota713/
Gqokotha713/
Kokkutai711/
Kokootis711/
Kokouthe711/
Kokutaya711/
Khakotoa711/
Khokhoti711/
Khokhoto711/
Khokatai711/
Kokate6755,615/
Kakoti6710,465/
Kakuta671,688/
Kakoty671,306/
Cokoto671,135/
Kokati67916/
Kakoto67719/
Kakata67719/
Kokuto67523/
Kakote67499/
Khokhotho67322/
Kaketa67275/
Keketa67219/
Kukuta67175/
Cocota67157/
Koukoutis67102/
Kouskouti6778/
Kokato6772/
Kocata6756/
Kookoothe6730/
Koukoutos6730/
Kukata6724/
Kekata6711/
Kokuti6711/
Kokute6710/
Kocuta679/
Koukoutou678/
Kökata677/
Kocoti676/
Qokoto675/
Khokhothi675/
Kukoti674/
Kacota674/
Kokaty672/
Kokoetteh672/
Kocoty672/
Kokoutheu671/
Kogkottis671/
Kocote671/
Koudkooty671/
Koskoutis671/
Koshkotti671/
Koqoto671/
Koukouthe671/
Gkougketa671/
Gkougkoti671/
Khokhothe671/
Kekoto671/

Kokota Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kokota in the Marathi language
कोकोटाkokota-
Kokota in the Russian language
Кокотаkokota-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kokota
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