Kotegui Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kotegui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kotegui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Niger61:3,198,67054,540

Kotegui (11) may also be a first name.

Kotegui Last Name Facts

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

Kotegui is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kotegui.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotegui? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Kotegui occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kotegui are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Kotegui is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 11 people.

The surname Kotegui is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 1,093,109. In Cameroon Kotegui is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 95 percent reside and North Region, where 5 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 26 percent reside and Niger, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koutegui931/
Kotegi922/
Kotegai8660/
Kotigui8614/
Kothengi8012/
Koutegai8011/
Koutigui801/
Koitegue801/
Kotigi7738/
Kategi775/
Kotege774/
Kotega772/
Khosteghi751/
Kottege71538/
Khotigi7154/
Kotigai7134/
Kottigi7120/
Kotigue715/
Kategue715/
Kattegi715/
Kathegi712/
Kotegbe712/
Koutigi711/
Kategua711/
Kateghi711/
Koutega711/
Kathengi6763/
Cotegipp672/
Kotegych671/
Khastegi671/
Costeguy671/
Koutigue671/
Kotheger671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kotegui
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis