Kotnik Surname

93,553rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Kotnik Surname User-submission:

Kotnik is a Slovenian surname, denoting a dweller by the corner (derived from the words kot, kotni(k), meaning 'corner').

Kotnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia4,2601:58418
United States3931:922,28769,218
Austria1331:64,0269,907
Germany811:993,89568,573
Croatia561:75,51113,210
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Serbia161:446,55918,714
Israel121:713,13647,700
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
France61:11,070,454349,096
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Bosnia and Herzegovina51:707,28014,781
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Kotník (1) are calculated separately.

Kotnik Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kotnik is a Slovenian surname, denoting a dweller by the corner (derived from the words kot, kotni(k), meaning 'corner').

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Kotnik Last Name Facts

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

Kotnik (Arabic: كوتنيك, Marathi: कोटिनक, Russian: Котник) is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Kotník. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotnik? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 93,553rd most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,429,211 people. The surname Kotnik is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Kotnik reside; 85 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Slovenia, where it is carried by 4,260 people, or 1 in 584. In Slovenia it is primarily found in: Savinja, where 29 percent are found, Carinthia, where 28 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Slovenia this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Austria, where 3 percent are found.

Kotnik Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kotnik surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kotnik earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.44% more than the national average, earning $43,771 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.09% less than the national average, earning $39,702 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kotnik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kotnik in the Marathi language
कोटिनकkotinaka-
Kotnik in the Russian language
Котникkotnik-
Kotnik in the Arabic language
كوتنيكkwtnyk-

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