Kotob Surname

163,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Kotob Surname User-submission:

Kotob is an Arabic surname. It means 'pole', like north pole.

It is used as a religious rank in Soufism (a sect in Islam).

Kotob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,4641:62,7985,897
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Lebanon351:161,0607,588
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Latvia91:227,78322,848
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
Syria71:2,757,28911,022
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
France41:16,605,680368,153
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
England31:18,572,686338,250
China21:683,660,78330,601
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Kotob (35) may also be a first name.

Kotob Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kotob is an Arabic surname. It means 'pole', like north pole.

It is used as a religious rank in Soufism (a sect in Islam).

- lilas.k

Kotob Last Name Facts

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

Kotob (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻘﻄﺐ, Russian: Котоб) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotob? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 163,623rd most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,745,873 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Kotob live; 55 percent live in North Africa and 55 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 35 people.

The surname Kotob is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is held by 1,464 people, or 1 in 62,798. Aside from Egypt this surname occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 34 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Kotob Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kotob last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.82% being registered with the party.

The amount Kotob earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 29.3% more than the national average, earning $55,791 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.29% less than the national average, earning $45,066 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koutob911,159/
Khotob91226/
Kotgob919/
Kotosb914/
Kottob911/
Khottob8317/
Koutoub832/
Kotop80343/
Kotab80331/
Koteb80256/
Kotáb80157/
Kutob8068/
Qotob8021/
Ketob8013/
Katob809/
Kotub805/
Cotob802/
Kouthoub771/
Kutoub731,046/
Khotov73261/
Kotope73163/
Kootab73124/
Costob73116/
Khotab7341/
Kottov7333/
Khotop7328/
Koytov7316/
Kohteb7315/
Kohtov7315/
Kostop737/
Khatob736/
Kottab736/
Katoub735/
Khoteb735/
Kotabh733/
Kattob733/
Koitab732/
Kathob732/
Kootop731/
Kotoov731/
Kotteb731/
Katoob731/
Ketoub731/
Kotaeb731/
Quotob731/
Qoutob731/
Kkotov731/
Kastob731/
Kotopf730/
Khatoob6750/
Khatoub6740/
Khottab6725/
Khoitov6724/
Kouttab6710/
Khottop677/
Koutoup673/
Kattoub671/
Khoytov671/
Kotashb671/
Kuthoob671/
Kohtopp671/
Kotaubh671/

Kotob Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kotob in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻘﻄﺐalqtb-
Kotob in the Russian language
Котобkotob-

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