Kotema Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Tuvalu

Kotema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kotema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin611:169,43616,929
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Liberia151:293,90216,977
Tuvalu41:2,79736
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kotema (15) may also be a first name.

Kotema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kotema (Marathi: कोटेमा, Oriya: େକାେତମା) has its highest incidence in Benin. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotema? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,710,039th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Kotema reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 169,436. In Benin Kotema is primarily found in: Donga Department, where 52 percent reside, Collines Department, where 25 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 23 percent reside. Excluding Benin it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Liberia, where 13 percent reside.

Kotema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kotema are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the party.

Kotema earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.38% less than the national average, earning $27,019 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kotemai9218/
Kotemma923/
Koutema923/
Kotemad921/
Kottema921/
Koteema921/
Kohtema921/
Kotemah921/
Kotemay921/
Koteuma921/
Kostema921/
Kostemaj865/
Kotemath861/
Kottemma861/
Khostema861/
Koutiema861/
Ketema83138,477/
Katema8313,046/
Kotama83833/
Kutema83643/
Kotima83372/
Kotoma8336/
Koteme8324/
Cotema834/
Kotyma834/
Kotemi832/
Kotemo831/
Kohtemgah801/
Kotimah777,081/
Kotamma772,273/
Khotama771,866/
Khotima771,237/
Kotomah77362/
Kathema77100/
Khatema7789/
Kotemez7754/
Costema7742/
Kotimaa7732/
Kotamaa7732/
Kotamah7723/
Kotomaa7723/
Kottama7720/
Katemma7719/
Koutemi7716/
Kateema7712/
Kotoemo7712/
Kothama7711/
Kotamay7710/
Ketemma779/
Koutima778/
Kotomaj777/
Kotomai777/
Kutemat776/
Kaatema776/
Kutemma775/
Koiteme775/
Kateama773/
Kotimma773/
Keteama772/
Katemai772/
Katemah772/
Kattema772/
Katiema772/
Kouteme772/
Kostyma772/
Kothoma772/
Ketiema771/
Kotimai771/
Kataema771/
Khutema771/
Kotieme771/
Kotemey771/
Kotamai771/
Kotemee771/
Kotemit771/
Khotimah7193,302/
Kohtimah71145/
Kotimath7199/
Khotamah7195/
Koçtemiz7194/
Kothamma7166/
Kottamma7128/
Katemmad7126/
Kastemaa7123/
Khothama7118/
Khotomah7113/
Kuttemma719/
Kattemma718/
Kottemer718/
Khottama718/
Hkotimah716/
Kodtimah715/
Katemmat714/
Katetmai714/
Kethemma713/
Kuitemai713/
Kostimah712/
Khathema712/
Kattemaa711/
Kathemma711/
Kaatemma711/
Khutemat711/
Kotammaa711/
Kothhama711/
Kottamaa711/
Kattaema711/
Khatemah711/
Kotimahe711/
Koutemie711/
Koutisma711/
Katemash711/
Khateema711/
Kostemer710/
Kateme675,895/
Katemi675,449/
Katama675,098/
Katoma672,333/
Katemo671,977/
Katima671,797/
Kutima67343/
Khotimaih67218/
Kotheimer67211/
Kotamo67191/
Kutyma67156/
Ketama67142/
Kutemi67130/
Ketima67125/
Kotomo6783/
Ketoma6780/
Kotimi6735/
Catema6732/
Ketemo6722/
Kutemo6722/
Khotthoma6715/
Khothimah6714/
Cotama6711/
Qatema679/
Qotima677/
Kothimath676/
Cotima674/
Kattemath673/
Kotime673/
Kotimo673/
Cotoma671/
Katyma671/
Kuteme671/
Qotoma671/
Khotttama671/

Kotema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kotema in the Oriya language
େକାେତମାekaetama-
Kotema in the Marathi language
कोटेमाkotema-

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