Kotinyu Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Kotinyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Kotinyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kotinyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kotinyu has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kotinyu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kotinyu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 3,859,560. In Zimbabwe Kotinyu is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 25 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 25 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 25 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kutinyu | 86 | 262 | / |
| Katinyu | 86 | 25 | / |
| Katinhu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Katenyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kutinhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katiniou | 67 | 32 | / |
| Costiniu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Coutinhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kostenius | 63 | 26 | / |
| Costinoiu | 63 | 4 | / |
| Cotinho | 57 | 137 | / |
| Katenju | 57 | 1 | / |
| Coutinho | 53 | 182,224 | / |
| Coitinho | 53 | 4,167 | / |
| Ketenoiu | 53 | 5 | / |
| Kathunju | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ketenoyu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kautenhu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Keutenius | 50 | 28 | / |
| Castinius | 50 | 2 | / |
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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
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- 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 Kotinyu
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