Kotelo Surname

98,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Kotelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kotelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2,5481:79846
South Africa2,2211:24,3933,105
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England71:7,959,723202,100
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kotelo (103) may also be a first name.

Kotelo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kotelo (Russian: Котело) is found most in Lesotho. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kotelo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kotelo is the 98,766th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,518,555 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kotelo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most common first name at a global level It is held by 103 people.

The surname Kotelo is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 2,548 people, or 1 in 798. In Lesotho Kotelo is mostly found in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 26 percent reside, Maseru District, where 25 percent reside and Quthing District, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Lesotho this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 46 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Kotelo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kotelo earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 36.16% less than the national average, earning R 151,704 per year and in Canada they earn 6.61% less than the national average, earning $46,400 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koutelo9213/
Kotelou926/
Kotelos925/
Kgotelo921/
Khotelo921/
Koutelou8667/
Koshtelo8616/
Kostelou8616/
Kostelos869/
Khothelo867/
Kostelio861/
Kotoelou861/
Cotelo832,903/
Ketelo831,719/
Katelo831,642/
Kotela83761/
Kotylo83401/
Kotolo83281/
Kotalo83278/
Kotilo83178/
Kutelo8371/
Qotelo831/
Koustelou8015/
Koustelos802/
Gkoutelos801/
Costelo773,621/
Qothelo77252/
Kotelya77171/
Kothela77151/
Kateloy77140/
Kotelia77107/
Koutela7779/
Koitilo7772/
Kottela7763/
Khetelo7757/
Khotolo7744/
Kostylo7736/
Kostilo7727/
Kethelo7721/
Coutelo7719/
Kohtalo7719/
Koitela7718/
Cotelos7712/
Katealo777/
Khotela775/
Kotelga774/
Kotelha774/
Koteela773/
Cottelo773/
Kotelas772/
Cotielo772/
Khatelo771/
Koutilo771/
Kothalo771/
Kottalo771/
Kottilo771/
Katelos771/
Kotolio771/
Kotolou771/
Koutalo771/
Kgatelo771/
Kotiolo771/
Cothelo771/
Koytilo771/
Khethelo71401/
Kottelat71227/
Koutelas71187/
Coutelot71133/
Koutalou7192/
Koutelia7151/
Kostelia7127/
Kostelaz7126/
Coutelou7122/
Kostelas7121/
Kostelya7110/
Koshtela718/
Kosteila715/
Kashtelo714/
Kosztela713/
Qhothelo713/
Khettelo713/
Costelio712/
Costeloo712/
Khothela712/
Kcastelo711/
Kostylyo711/
Kothella711/
Kottallo711/
Costeelo711/
Costeilo711/
Costtelo711/
Katielou711/
Khothalo711/
Kouteila711/
Gkoutela711/
Khathelo711/
Kotalloh711/
Cosstelo710/
Cotelleo710/
Costeslo710/
Katolo6710,089/
Katela675,513/
Kotala673,994/
Kutela672,107/
Kotila671,797/
Katilo67811/
Kotyla67716/
Katalo67694/
Kotola67595/
Catelo67509/
Cotela67285/
Ketela67194/
Kutylo6766/
Koutelias6753/
Kotyło6752/
Kutilo6739/
Ketolo6715/
Cutelo6712/
Qotolo679/
Cotolo678/
Kouteilla677/
Cotilo676/
Ketalo676/
Katylo673/
Qotalo672/
Koththela671/
Cotalo671/
Kateillou671/
Kasteloot671/
Qetelo671/
Kottelath671/
Cossteloo670/
Costeallo670/

Kotelo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kotelo in the Russian language
Котелоkotelo-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kotelo
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