Kotohira Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kotohira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kotohira Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kotohira (7) may also be a first name.

Kotohira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kotohira is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotohira? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kotohira is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Kotohira live; 86 percent live in East Asia and 86 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Kotohira is also the 4,548,448th most frequently used first name globally, held by 7 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 21,307,382. In Japan Kotohira is most numerous in: Nara Prefecture, where 67 percent are found, Chiba Prefecture, where 17 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 17 percent are found. Barring Japan Kotohira is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katahira7511,368/
Katehira751/
Katahiro6321/
Catohera638/
Catahira634/
Catoeira631/
Katheuraj591/
Castaheira561/
Catoera53286/
Kateura537/
Kataera534/
Ketaera533/
Koteureu5080/
Kateeera506/
Castoera501/
Kateerah501/
Katoerou501/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kotohira
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