Kotobe Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kotobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kotobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2801:193,49220,922
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Kotobe Last Name Facts

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

Kotobe is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotobe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kotobe is the 928,396th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kotobe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 280 people, or 1 in 193,492. In South Africa Kotobe is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and Western Cape, where 9 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Kotobe Last Name Statistics demography

Kotobe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.97% less than the national average, earning R 166,428 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khotobe9212/
Kotoube9211/
Kotobei9210/
Kothobe922/
Kottobe921/
Koutoube8630/
Khothobe864/
Katobe83176/
Kotabe8367/
Kotebe8345/
Kotobi8340/
Kutobe8322/
Kotoba8310/
Kotube831/
Kotoby831/
Kotubei77629/
Kotabei7748/
Kotubey7731/
Kathobe7724/
Kotovei7721/
Kotovey7720/
Kotoboi7710/
Kotoboy774/
Kotubej773/
Kotobio771/
Kotouba771/
Koutoba771/
Costobe771/
Cotobei771/
Kothube771/
Kothabe771/
Koutoubi71480/
Koutouba7113/
Koutouby719/
Kothuber716/
Kotoubai711/
Kotabhet711/
Kostobai711/
Katebe6716,946/
Katabe675,430/
Katoba671,737/
Kotaba67358/
Katobi67289/
Kotabi67227/
Katube6788/
Kotuby6750/
Kotuba6749/
Kutoba6735/
Kotovy6724/
Ketebe6723/
Kotubi6714/
Kothhuber676/
Kutube675/
Kotový675/
Katove675/
Kutabe673/
Kutobi673/
Ketabe672/
Kotebi671/
Catobe671/
Koutoumpe671/
Koutoubis671/
Khatoobee671/
Kotahbhey671/
Ketobi671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kotobe
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