Kotb Surname
Approximately 65,376 people bear this surname
Kotb Surname User-submission:
Kotb and Qutb mean 'pole', noun of the adjective, 'polar'. Kotby means 'polar'.
Kotb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 58,880 | 1:1,561 | 215 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5,645 | 1:5,466 | 753 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Kuwait | 106 | 1:35,856 | 4,508 |
| United Arab Emirates | 102 | 1:89,826 | 8,037 |
| United States | 90 | 1:4,027,321 | 218,060 |
| Qatar | 75 | 1:31,440 | 3,355 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Kotb (2,938) may also be a first name.
Kotb Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Kotb and Qutb mean 'pole', noun of the adjective, 'polar'. Kotby means 'polar'.
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Kotb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kotb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kotb (Arabic: قطب) occurs most in Egypt. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Kotb click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kotb? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,698th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 111,471 people. The last name Kotb occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Kotb are found; 91 percent are found in North Africa and 90 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 133,828th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 2,938 people.
This last name is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 58,880 people, or 1 in 1,561. Outside of Egypt this last name is found in 40 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent reside and Morocco, where 0 percent reside.
Kotb Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kotb last name are 20.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kotb earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.41% less than the national average, earning R 103,584 per year; in United States they earn 2.66% more than the national average, earning $44,298 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.56% more than the national average, earning $50,954 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kotb Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kotb in the Arabic language | ||
| قطب | qtb | - |
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Footnotes
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