Kotomi Surname

623,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kotomi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kotomi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4351:293,89511,022
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kotomi (4,409) may also be a first name.

Kotomi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kotomi is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotomi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 623,516th most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 14,812,085 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Kotomi are found; 89 percent are found in East Asia and 88 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 103,847th most commonly used forename world-wide. It is borne by 4,409 people.

The last name Kotomi is most numerous in Japan, where it is held by 435 people, or 1 in 293,895. In Japan it is most numerous in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 40 percent live, Tottori Prefecture, where 26 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 9 percent live. Not including Japan this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live and Benin, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koutomi9299/
Khotomi9217/
Kotomei9212/
Kotomai927/
Kotoumi924/
Kostomi921/
Koutoumi867/
Kostomei863/
Kotome83521/
Katomi83223/
Kotami8357/
Kutomi8340/
Kotoma8336/
Cotomi8317/
Kotemi832/
Kotumi831/
Kathomi775,127/
Khotami77560/
Katoumi7765/
Kotomaa7723/
Koutome7721/
Kotemai7718/
Kotumai7716/
Koitami7716/
Khutomi7710/
Kutomai779/
Koutami779/
Kotomaj777/
Katoomi775/
Keutomi773/
Kotoume773/
Kotamit772/
Kothoma772/
Kotuoma772/
Koutomy772/
Kotomeh771/
Katgomi771/
Katomei771/
Khotomy771/
Koytami771/
Kotamai771/
Koutoma771/
Khatomi771/
Koštomaj71613/
Koutouma71337/
Kostamis71123/
Kostomaj7133/
Kostomay7112/
Khatoumi716/
Kustomai714/
Khostami712/
Koutamio712/
Kattoumi711/
Koutoume711/
Koutomey711/
Koutemie711/
Kothoumy711/
Katemi675,449/
Katami674,347/
Katoma672,333/
Kotame671,198/
Kotama67833/
Kutoma67676/
Katumi67417/
Ketami67355/
Katome67340/
Kutami67117/
Kotuma6794/
Kutumi6746/
Ketome6743/
Kastoumis6724/
Koteme6724/
Khotthoma6715/
Kotume6713/
Cotami677/
Kotamy675/
Qotami674/
Kutome672/
Katomy672/
Cotoma671/
Qotoma671/
Ketemi671/

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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
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  • 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 Kotomi
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