Kotoko Surname
Approximately 4,382 people bear this surname
Kotoko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 2,520 | 1:2,876 | 401 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Benin | 638 | 1:16,200 | 2,187 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Cameroon | 105 | 1:197,801 | 20,464 |
| Japan | 87 | 1:1,469,475 | 24,192 |
| Ivory Coast | 62 | 1:372,117 | 13,068 |
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Albania | 7 | 1:416,294 | 17,617 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
The alternate forms: Kotokó (1) & Kôtôkô (1) are calculated separately.
Kotoko (7,347) may also be a first name.
Kotoko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kotoko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kotoko (Russian: Котоко) occurs in Togo more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Kotokó or Kôtôkô. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kotoko? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kotoko is the 106,628th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,663,064 people. The surname Kotoko is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kotoko reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kotoko is also the 75,153rd most widely held first name in the world It is held by 7,347 people.
The last name is most widely held in Togo, where it is held by 2,520 people, or 1 in 2,876. Apart from Togo it exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 16 percent reside and Benin, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kotoko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kotoko in the Russian language | ||
| Котоко | kotoko | - |
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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 Kotoko
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