View the most religious surnames in Ukraine

Where Does The Last Name Kotous Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Kotous (Russian: Котоус) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Kotouš. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotous? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,079,669^th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The last name Kotous is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Kotous are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 64 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 322,856. In Ukraine it is most common in: Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 75 percent live, Kiev Oblast, where 12 percent live and Lviv Oblast, where 9 percent live. Beside Ukraine this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 32 percent live and Russia, where 3 percent live.

Kotous Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kotous has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kotous surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kotous Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (36%) in Ukraine.