Kotby Surname

481,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Kotby Surname User-submission:

Kotb and Qutb mean 'pole', noun of the adjective, 'polar'. Kotby means 'polar'.

Kotby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Qatar61:393,00055,922
France41:16,605,680368,153
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kotby Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kotb and Qutb mean 'pole', noun of the adjective, 'polar'. Kotby means 'polar'.

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Kotby Last Name Facts

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

Kotby is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 481,560th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 10,531,136 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kotby reside; 95 percent reside in North Africa and 71 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 488 people, or 1 in 188,393. Barring Egypt it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Kotby Last Name Statistics demography

Kotby earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Kutbay732,760/
Khotbi73720/
Koutbi73376/
Katbay73121/
Cotbay7332/
Kutbey7318/
Khutby734/
Kotvay734/
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Katbiy731/
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