Kotap Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

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

Kotap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kotap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon601:346,15131,109
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
India401:19,176,635286,670
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Kotap (39) may also be a first name.

Kotap Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kotap (Marathi: कोटप, Russian: Котап) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotap? popularity and diffusion

Kotap is the 1,465,390th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. Kotap occurs mostly in Africa, where 41 percent of Kotap reside; 41 percent reside in Central Africa and 41 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kotap is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 39 people.

The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 346,151. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 67 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 25 percent are found and West Region, where 3 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent are found and India, where 28 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kotape9146/
Kotapp914/
Kothap912/
Koutap911/
Koteap911/
Khotap911/
Koitap911/
Khotape8367/
Kotaiph831/
Kotaupe831/
Kothape831/
Kotop80343/
Kotab80331/
Katap80290/
Ketap8056/
Kutap8018/
Koetthap77139/
Kotapova771/
Kotaphsh771/
Khatap73689/
Katape73355/
Kotope73163/
Katgap73155/
Kootab73124/
Kattap7346/
Khotab7341/
Khotop7328/
Kuthap7322/
Kataup7321/
Kathap7321/
Kataap7314/
Kothav7313/
Kutape738/
Kuitap738/
Kostop737/
Kottab736/
Quotap734/
Kotabh733/
Koitab732/
Kotaiv732/
Kootop731/
Cotaip731/
Khutap731/
Kataip731/
Kethap731/
Kaztap731/
Kettap731/
Kuttap731/
Ketapp731/
Kaatap731/
Kataph731/
Kotopf730/
Khatabp673,366/
Khattap67736/
Khatape67247/
Koutaib67170/
Katauph6730/
Khottab6725/
Kouttab6710/
Khottop677/
Khotaib676/
Kuttapp674/
Koutoup673/
Kethapp673/
Kathapp671/
Kathape671/
Kotaubh671/
Kaatapp671/
Kastaup671/
Kohtopp671/
Kotashb671/
Costasp671/
Khadtap671/

Kotap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kotap in the Marathi language
कोटपkotapa66.67
कोटापkotapa16.67
कोटमkotama16.67
Kotap in the Russian language
Котапkotap-

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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 Kotap
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