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

The surname Kotao (Arabic: كوتيو) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Kotao reside; 74 percent reside in East Asia and 74 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

It is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 7,520,253. In Japan Kotao is most prevalent in: Shimane Prefecture, where 71 percent reside, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 24 percent reside and Aichi Prefecture, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Japan this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Kotao
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