Kotanu Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kotanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kotanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India111:69,733,217610,955
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Kotanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kotanu (Oriya: େକାତାନୁ) is found most in India. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotanu? popularity and diffusion

Kotanu is the 4,772,636th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Kotanu is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Kotanu live; 65 percent live in South Asia and 65 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

It is most frequent in India, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account India Kotanu occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 18 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kotangu9283/
Kotanou9211/
Kottanu9211/
Kothanu9210/
Kotanut928/
Koetanu924/
Khotanu921/
Kotannu921/
Kotahnu921/
Kotannou86164/
Kotaingu8634/
Kotangou863/
Kostanou861/
Koutanou861/
Katanu83957/
Kotonu8322/
Kutanu8321/
Ketanu834/
Kotenu831/
Koutangou808/
Khotthanu804/
Coteanu771,204/
Khatanu77950/
Kotonou77290/
Katangu77255/
Kutangu77198/
Katanou77143/
Katannu771/
Kotongu771/
Kataanu771/
Katanhu771/
Kathanu771/
Ketanau771/
Kotenou771/
Costeanu71207/
Kastanou7183/
Kotounou7182/
Kathangu7168/
Kottonau7150/
Koutonou7142/
Kotongou7117/
Kattanou717/
Kottonou715/
Katangou712/
Kotonnou711/
Coşteanu711/
Koitonou711/
Khatanau711/
Khetanou711/
Khetanau711/
Kothanoo711/
Khatanuu711/
Khatanui711/
Koutonnou67116/
Ketenu6749/
Catanu6730/
Ketonu6723/
Koutounou6718/
Kutonu6711/
Katenu678/
Koutonhou678/
Koutongou677/
Kotoungou675/
Kotounnou675/
Cotonu671/
Katonu671/
Kathanouy671/
Kashtanus671/
Qotenu671/

Kotanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kotanu in the Oriya language
େକାତାନୁekatanu-

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