Kotaira Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Kotaira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 238 | 1:537,161 | 14,984 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
Kotaira (493) may also be a first name.
Kotaira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kotaira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kotaira is found most frequently in Japan. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kotaira? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kotaira is the 998,609th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Kotaira reside; 93 percent reside in East Asia and 93 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Kotaira is also the 382,601st most common first name internationally. It is borne by 493 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 238 people, or 1 in 537,161. In Japan Kotaira is most common in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 26 percent reside, Nagano Prefecture, where 21 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Japan Kotaira occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Kotaira
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