Koto Surname
Approximately 55,188 people bear this surname
Koto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 11,860 | 1:871 | 98 |
| Indonesia | 11,463 | 1:11,537 | 1,466 |
| Japan | 9,474 | 1:13,494 | 1,703 |
| DR Congo | 6,813 | 1:10,844 | 1,340 |
| Madagascar | 6,209 | 1:3,809 | 791 |
| South Africa | 1,798 | 1:30,132 | 3,883 |
| Togo | 945 | 1:7,670 | 1,744 |
| Ivory Coast | 868 | 1:26,580 | 1,867 |
| Fiji | 754 | 1:1,186 | 145 |
| Turkey | 561 | 1:138,719 | 11,207 |
| Egypt | 488 | 1:188,393 | 13,801 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Nigeria | 417 | 1:424,803 | 21,997 |
| Zimbabwe | 379 | 1:40,734 | 6,282 |
| Thailand | 272 | 1:259,700 | 44,253 |
| Lesotho | 246 | 1:8,262 | 1,842 |
| Brazil | 228 | 1:938,923 | 33,517 |
| Papua New Guinea | 208 | 1:39,201 | 4,741 |
| Liberia | 190 | 1:23,203 | 2,296 |
| United States | 153 | 1:2,369,013 | 146,433 |
| Cameroon | 140 | 1:148,350 | 16,370 |
| Solomon Islands | 140 | 1:4,143 | 494 |
| Tonga | 140 | 1:767 | 219 |
| Congo | 95 | 1:52,517 | 4,804 |
| Botswana | 94 | 1:23,265 | 4,701 |
| Finland | 81 | 1:67,861 | 7,618 |
| Russia | 79 | 1:1,824,342 | 117,368 |
| Albania | 75 | 1:38,854 | 5,568 |
| India | 61 | 1:12,574,842 | 222,490 |
| Pakistan | 57 | 1:3,134,103 | 24,953 |
| Romania | 47 | 1:427,189 | 34,091 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Slovakia | 30 | 1:177,882 | 30,511 |
| Kenya | 24 | 1:1,924,162 | 36,129 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| Ukraine | 23 | 1:1,979,248 | 140,199 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Kotó (31), Koťo (7) & Kötô (1) are calculated separately.
Koto (66,074) may also be a first name.
Koto Demographics
Average Koto Salary in
United States
$50,136 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Koto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koto (Arabic: كوتو, Hindi: कोटो, Marathi: कोटो, Russian: Кото, Tibetan: ཀོ་ཏོ་) occurs most in Benin. It can appear as a variant: Kotó, Koťo or Kötô. Click here to see other possible spellings of Koto.
How Common Is The Last Name Koto? popularity and diffusion
The surname Koto is the 10,207th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 132,049 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Koto reside; 26 percent reside in West Africa and 26 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 14,594th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 66,074 people.
The surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 11,860 people, or 1 in 871. In Benin it is primarily found in: Borgou Department, where 63 percent reside, Alibori Department, where 16 percent reside and Atakora Department, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Benin this surname exists in 92 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent reside and Japan, where 17 percent reside.
Koto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Koto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Koto surname increased 1,530 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Koto Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Koto surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Christian (67%) in Kenya and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Koto last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Koto earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.31% less than the national average, earning R 153,732 per year; in United States they earn 16.19% more than the national average, earning $50,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.34% less than the national average, earning $41,069 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koto Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koto in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀོ་ཏོ་ | koto | - |
| Koto in the Marathi language | ||
| कोटो | koto | - |
| Koto in the Hindi language | ||
| कोटो | koto | 78.95 |
| कोतो | koto | 21.05 |
| Koto in the Russian language | ||
| Кото | koto | - |
| Koto in the Arabic language | ||
| كوتو | kwtw | - |
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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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- 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 Koto
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