Kot Surname

4,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Kot Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Godo, a pet form of names commencing with Gott (God), as Gotahard, Godowin and Godeman; dweller in the little house or cottage.

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Kot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia38,7491:3,719422
Poland24,4211:1,556112
South Sudan17,4381:655136
Belarus8,6091:1,10437
Ukraine8,1191:5,607582
DR Congo4,1731:17,7042,203
United States1,8491:196,03019,332
India1,6881:454,42323,425
Kazakhstan1,5291:11,5651,782
Egypt1,0071:91,2977,912
Hong Kong8861:8,279288
Turkey7581:102,6678,899
Cambodia7511:20,6221,320
Papua New Guinea6581:12,3921,142
Canada6261:58,8596,933
Pakistan3521:507,5118,709
Macau3511:1,714202
England3061:182,08516,371
France2691:246,92538,159
Czechia2401:44,3067,383
Argentina2281:187,47115,646
Netherlands1961:86,15914,300
Iraq1731:202,4374,691
Afghanistan1631:197,2593,756
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Australia1431:188,78118,817
Uzbekistan1361:227,4207,703
Transnistria1321:3,596610
Lithuania1241:24,4724,360
Iran1161:661,91835,516
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
Moldova761:46,8606,912
Thailand691:1,023,744155,957
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
Turkmenistan651:84,4481,659
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
Azerbaijan531:182,0594,970
Seychelles531:1,743378
Malaysia441:670,32331,889
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
Tajikistan411:204,5531,909
Austria391:218,34426,757
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Kyrgyzstan371:161,42317,001
Norway371:138,98117,684
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Serbia281:255,17713,976
Greece261:426,14656,152
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Israel251:342,30528,607
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Armenia241:122,0914,044
Georgia231:162,85010,905
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Estonia191:69,56912,771
China181:75,962,3094,162
Oman171:216,9393,845
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Albania101:291,40615,585
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Abkhazia41:60,7163,073
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Kot (7,981) may also be a first name.

Kot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Godo, a pet form of names commencing with Gott (God), as Gotahard, Godowin and Godeman; dweller in the little house or cottage.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The meaning comes from the Polish work for Cat.

- pauru

(Polish) The Kot surname means 'cat'.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Kot Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kot (Arabic: كوث, Georgian: კოტ, Hindi: कोट, Marathi: कोट, Oriya: େକାଟ, Russian: Кот, Tibetan: ཀོཏ་) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kot.

How Common Is The Last Name Kot? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,875th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 62,903 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Kot are found; 62 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 40 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Kot is also the 71,206th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 7,981 people.

This surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 38,749 people, or 1 in 3,719. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 17 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent live. Excluding Russia it is found in 113 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 21 percent live and South Sudan, where 15 percent live.

Kot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kot has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kot surname grew 15,408 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 6,120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kot Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (82%) in Belarus, Orthodox (91%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Greek Orthodox (67%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kot last name are 1.12% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 47.89% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kot earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 45.36% less than the national average, earning 189,101 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.73% more than the national average, earning R 275,028 per year; in United States they earn 3.41% more than the national average, earning $44,622 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.56% more than the national average, earning $54,929 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khot8684,610/
Kote8631,577/
Kuot8616,042/
Koet8613,020/
Kott866,729/
Koot865,564/
Kout863,525/
Koth863,484/
Koit86738/
Koht86320/
Koyt86103/
Kotd865/
Kotë862/
Kodt861/
Kohut7523,698/
Kotte7518,792/
Kuoth7518,736/
Kothe7511,365/
Khote756,678/
Koite756,289/
Koote752,544/
Kohtz75789/
Koute75737/
Koïte75710/
Koths75385/
Koutz75288/
Kotsh75244/
Kottp75244/
Koett75240/
Kotts75201/
Koutp75183/
Khoot75113/
Khoth75112/
Ckuot7599/
Kohyt7586/
Koost7583/
Koszt7560/
Kouth7555/
Khoit7549/
Khout7547/
Kohts7541/
Khoet7533/
Koyte7528/
Kodte7527/
Khott7526/
Koust7523/
Kocht7510/
Kozst758/
Koutt757/
Kuote757/
Kothh756/
Koist754/
Khhot754/
Koudt754/
Koedt753/
Kooth753/
Kotcz753/
Kostć752/
Koott752/
Khuot752/
Koith752/
Kkote752/
Khotd751/
Koïtt751/
Kouht751/
Kkott751/
Ko'te751/
Kohht751/
Kodth751/
Koztz751/
Gkott751/
Kuott751/
Kothz751/
Kottt751/
Kuost750/
Koeht750/
Kotova67172,094/
Kat6734,429/
Kut679,787/
Cot676,300/
Kod671,358/
Khosht67497/
Kotová67343/
Khothe67263/
Khotte67153/
Kotowa67132/
Kochte6796/
Kootte6773/
Qot6759/
Kooste6749/
Koutch6741/
Koszte6733/
Kooths6731/
Koiste6729/
Koyste6726/
Kůt6720/
Koutts6715/
Koscht6715/
Koitch6713/
Khoute6711/
Kút6710/
Küt6710/
Koć677/
Kouthe676/
Khoyts675/
Khoote673/
Kotthe673/
Koutte673/
Koshth672/
Kootts672/
Khocht672/
Koiteh672/
Koothe672/
Khoits672/
Khoite671/
Khojte671/
Khoutt671/
Kochth671/
Kkotte671/
Kodthe671/
Kothch671/
Kothth671/
Kotths671/
Koitte671/
Khotch671/
Khoith671/
Koot's671/
Koytte671/
Khotsh671/
Kouste671/
Kottch670/
Koottz670/
Kooyst670/
Koheet670/
Koohtz670/

Kot Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kot in the Georgian language
კოტkot-
Kot in the Oriya language
େକାଟekata-
Kot in the Hindi language
कोटkota85.19
कोतkota13.58
Kot in the Marathi language
कोटkota62.46
ख़ोतkhota35.77
Kot in the Tibetan language
ཀོཏ་kota50
ཀོཀྲ་kotra50
Kot in the Russian language
Котkot-
Kot in the Arabic language
كوثkwth-
كوتkwt-

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