Kotakov Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Kotakov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 59 | 1:118,287 | 6,969 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
Kotakov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kotakov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kotakov (Russian: Котаков) occurs most in Bulgaria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kotakov? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,034,059th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Kotakov reside; 69 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 69 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Kotakov is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 118,287. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Burgas Province, where 49 percent are found, Blagoevgrad Province, where 17 percent are found and Veliko Tarnovo Province, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Bulgaria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 19 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kotakov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kotakov in the Russian language | ||
| Котаков | kotakov | - |
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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 Kotakov
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