Kotani Surname
Approximately 5,796 people bear this surname
Kotani Surname User-submission:
Kotani (小谷) means 'small canyon'.
Kotani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 4,090 | 1:31,258 | 3,011 |
| India | 531 | 1:1,444,568 | 54,974 |
| United States | 269 | 1:1,347,431 | 93,736 |
| South Africa | 219 | 1:247,387 | 25,203 |
| Brazil | 160 | 1:1,337,965 | 45,535 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Burkina Faso | 54 | 1:339,854 | 5,698 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Albania | 43 | 1:67,769 | 7,839 |
| Lebanon | 42 | 1:134,216 | 6,954 |
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
The alternate forms: Kótani (1) are calculated separately.
Kotani (172) may also be a first name.
Kotani Surname Meaning
Kotani Demographics
Average Kotani Salary in
United States
$48,168 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kotani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kotani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kotani (Arabic: كوتاني, Hindi: कोतानी, Marathi: कोटानी, Oriya: େକାଟନି, Russian: Котани) is found most frequently in Japan. It may also appear as a variant: Kótani. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kotani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 83,515th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,257,341 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Kotani live; 72 percent live in East Asia and 71 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 696,764th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 172 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 4,090 people, or 1 in 31,258. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 15 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Besides Japan this surname occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Kotani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (65%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Kotani surname are 1.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.43% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kotani earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.89% less than the national average, earning R 85,812 per year; in United States they earn 11.63% more than the national average, earning $48,168 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.59% more than the national average, earning $50,968 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kotani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kotani in the Hindi language | ||
| कोतानी | kotani | 60 |
| कोटानी | kotani | 40 |
| Kotani in the Oriya language | ||
| େକାଟନି | ekatani | 52.17 |
| େକାତାନି | ekatani | 13.04 |
| େକାଟନୀ | ekatani | 13.04 |
| େକାତାନୀ | ekatani | 8.7 |
| େକାଟାନୀ | ekatani | 8.7 |
| େକାଟଣି | ekatani | 4.35 |
| Kotani in the Marathi language | ||
| कोटानी | kotani | 50 |
| कोटणी | kotani | 25 |
| कोटाणी | kotani | 16.67 |
| कोटअिन | kotaaina | 8.33 |
| Kotani in the Russian language | ||
| Котани | kotani | - |
| Kotani in the Arabic language | ||
| كوتاني | kwtany | - |
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