Kotoma Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Kotoma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kotoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kotoma (17) may also be a first name.

Kotoma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kotoma (Hindi: कुटुमा, Oriya: କତମା, Russian: Котома) is found most in Uganda. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotoma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,274,477th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Kotoma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kotoma are found; 28 percent are found in East Africa and 28 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 17 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda Kotoma is mostly found in: Kayunga District, where 60 percent are found, Arua District, where 10 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 10 percent are found. Beside Uganda Kotoma is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and The Congo, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kotomah92362/
Kotomaa9223/
Kotomaj927/
Kotomai927/
Kotuoma922/
Kothoma922/
Kotomas921/
Koutoma921/
Koštomaj86613/
Koutouma86337/
Kostomaj8633/
Khotomah8613/
Kostomay8612/
Katoma832,333/
Kotama83833/
Kutoma83676/
Kotome83521/
Kotomi83492/
Kotema83114/
Kotuma8394/
Kotomo8383/
Ketoma8380/
Cotoma831/
Qotoma831/
Koutoumas8021/
Khotthoma8015/
Kotamma772,273/
Khotama771,866/
Koutomi7799/
Kotamad7748/
Katoima7743/
Katooma7732/
Kotamaa7732/
Katouma7724/
Kotamah7723/
Koutome7721/
Kottama7720/
Katomah7718/
Kotemai7718/
Khotomi7717/
Kotumai7716/
Ketomaa7713/
Kotoemo7712/
Kotomei7712/
Kothama7711/
Kotamay7710/
Kutomai779/
Cotomau778/
Kotamat775/
Kathoma774/
Kotoumi774/
Kotemma773/
Kotoume773/
Katomaa772/
Katomay772/
Koutomy772/
Koutama772/
Kgotama772/
Kotamas772/
Kattoma771/
Kotauma771/
Kothuma771/
Kottema771/
Koteema771/
Kotumah771/
Kotomeh771/
Khotomy771/
Kohtema771/
Kotomou771/
Kotemah771/
Kotemay771/
Koteuma771/
Kostomi771/
Kotamai771/
Koutomo771/
Cothoma771/
Khutomah71270/
Khotamah7195/
Kothamma7166/
Kotamaya7140/
Kottamma7128/
Katoumas7128/
Kothamad7126/
Khothama7118/
Kostamaa7117/
Khottama718/
Kautomaa717/
Koutoumi717/
Khatomah716/
Kustomai714/
Kostomei713/
Kotamadz712/
Koutumas711/
Kotamath711/
Kotammaa711/
Kothhama711/
Kottamaa711/
Kottemma711/
Khotamat711/
Kothoumy711/
Kotoumou711/
Koutomey711/
Koutoume711/
Kgothama711/
Ketema67138,477/
Katema6713,046/
Katama675,098/
Kutama673,567/
Katuma673,410/
Kotame671,198/
Kutuma67425/
Katome67340/
Katomi67223/
Kotamo67191/
Ketama67142/
Kutomo6761/
Kotami6757/
Kutomi6740/
Coutoumas6736/
Kotumo6729/
Ketomo6721/
Katomo6720/
Khuthomah6718/
Cotomi6717/
Kotume6713/
Cotama6711/
Khutoimah6710/
Kottamass678/
Koutoumou678/
Costomaha675/
Kothamach675/
Catoma675/
Kotamy675/
Cotema674/
Cutoma674/
Khotamahe673/
Kutome672/
Khettouma672/
Katomy672/
Kattuomga671/
Koottumma671/
Kothamaas671/
Kothamass671/
Kottamaas671/
Kotumi671/
Kastomaha671/
Kotemo671/
Khotttama671/
Cotomo670/

Kotoma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kotoma in the Hindi language
कुटुमाkutuma-
Kotoma in the Oriya language
କତମାkatama-
Kotoma in the Russian language
Котомаkotoma-

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Footnotes

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