Kotao Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Kiribati

Kotao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kotao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan171:7,520,25343,528
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kiribati11:113,4071,341

Kotao Last Name Facts

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

Kotao (Arabic: كوتيو) is found most frequently in Japan. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kotao.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,116,508th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Kotao is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Kotao are found; 74 percent are found in East Asia and 74 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most frequently used in Japan, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 7,520,253. In Japan it is primarily found in: Shimane Prefecture, where 71 percent live, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 24 percent live and Aichi Prefecture, where 6 percent live. Apart from Japan this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kothao91118/
Kohtao913/
Koutao911/
Koitao911/
Koutaou834/
Katao80563/
Cotao80151/
Kutao8038/
Kotoa8014/
Ketao802/
Koutahou7721/
Khotthao771/
Kataho73520/
Kotoua73239/
Kotouo73106/
Kataou7398/
Kotoha7334/
Khatao7331/
Kaztao7312/
Kataoo7310/
Kautao739/
Kuitao738/
Keutao734/
Kotoah732/
Kataod732/
Kathao732/
Kutaho732/
Koto'o731/
Kotoho731/
Kottoa731/
Koteua731/
Kotaea731/
Kastao731/
Kaatao731/
Khotoa731/
Kahtao731/
Kotaau731/
Koutoua671,076/
Kotayya67175/
Koutouo6730/
Kataouh6715/
Kotaiya679/
Kataaho676/
Katahoi674/
Koutoho672/
Kotohou672/
Kataoup671/
Kataois671/
Koteyya671/
Cotayio671/
Kutaijo671/
Kattaou671/
Kataoha671/
Katahao671/
Khattao671/
Kaataho671/
Kootoho671/
Koitoha671/
Koetoua671/
Koutoha671/
Koitoua671/

Kotao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kotao in the Arabic language
كوتيوkwtyw-

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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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  • 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 Kotao
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