Kotev Surname

276,388th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Kotev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kotev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1,0731:6,504840
North Macedonia1611:13,0532,018
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Turkey261:2,993,13285,930
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Serbia121:595,41221,526
Israel91:950,84857,975
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England51:11,143,612252,590
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Kotev (262) may also be a first name.

Kotev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kotev (Marathi: कोतेव, Russian: Котев) is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 276,388th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,194,259 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Kotev are found; 89 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Kotev is also the 549,774th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 262 people.

It is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 1,073 people, or 1 in 6,504. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Sofia City Province, where 37 percent are found, Kyustendil Province, where 15 percent are found and Blagoevgrad Province, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Bulgaria this last name exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Kotev Last Name Statistics demography

Kotev earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kotiev911,548/
Koteva911,493/
Kotaev91498/
Koteev91169/
Kohtev9181/
Kotoev9141/
Koutev915/
Khotev913/
Koteuv911/
Khoteev831,049/
Kosteev83219/
Kottoev83129/
Kohteva8395/
Kohtaev8310/
Khoteva839/
Koyteev836/
Khotiev836/
Koutiev835/
Koitaev834/
Kouteva833/
Koytaev833/
Kothiev831/
Kohtiev831/
Khostev831/
Kotov80122,235/
Kotav801,032/
Kotyv80459/
Katev80327/
Ketev8076/
Kotiv8059/
Kotef8015/
Cotev801/
Khosteev771/
Kataev7314,218/
Kostyv735,590/
Kateva73709/
Kostiv73541/
Khotov73261/
Katiev73164/
Kateev73157/
Koteff73136/
Costev7360/
Ketoev7356/
Kottov7333/
Kostew7322/
Khatev7317/
Koytov7316/
Kohtov7315/
Kohteb7315/
Kothav7313/
Katoev7311/
Kotefe7311/
Keteev735/
Koetov735/
Ketiev734/
Ketaev734/
Kotesf733/
Koteib733/
Kottef733/
Cothev733/
Kotaiv732/
Kkotov731/
Qotiev731/
Khotiv731/
Kateiv731/
Kateav731/
Kotiov731/
Kotteb731/
Kaztev731/
Khataev67370/
Khateev67282/
Kouteib67273/
Khatoev67166/
Kattaev67133/
Kheteev67120/
Khatiev6774/
Kasteev6744/
Khoitov6724/
Kosteff6714/
Katheva679/
Kashtev673/
Keutaev673/
Khetiev673/
Khateva673/
Kattiev671/
Kattoev671/
Kathaev671/
Kaataev671/
Khetaev671/
Khateiv671/
Kosteaf671/
Kostefs671/
Khoytov671/

Kotev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kotev in the Marathi language
कोतेवkoteva-
Kotev in the Russian language
Котевkotev-

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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 Kotev
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