Kotov Surname

4,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kotov Surname User-submission:

Patronymic form of the name Kot, meaning 'cat'.

Kotov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia101,1121:1,42599
Belarus10,3541:91821
Ukraine5,5031:8,272964
Kazakhstan2,4421:7,2411,101
Uzbekistan6261:49,4086,257
Bulgaria5661:12,3301,325
United States2411:1,503,979102,346
Kyrgyzstan2361:25,3084,241
Transnistria1911:2,485361
Estonia1301:10,1681,422
Moldova1061:33,5985,289
Turkmenistan1021:53,8151,031
Azerbaijan901:107,2123,611
Georgia771:48,6436,177
Tajikistan731:114,8861,553
Lithuania721:42,1477,013
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Greece221:503,62763,727
England201:2,785,90397,972
Armenia191:154,2204,685
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
France91:7,380,302306,885
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Latvia91:227,78322,848
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Abkhazia61:40,4782,603
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Norway61:857,04855,549
North Macedonia51:420,29419,032
India51:153,413,076951,030
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Kotov (23) may also be a first name.

Kotov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Patronymic form of the name Kot, meaning 'cat'.

- Junie

Kotov Last Name Facts

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

Kotov (Georgian: კოტოვი, Russian: Котов) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotov? popularity and diffusion

Kotov is the 4,596th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 59,619 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Kotov live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 23 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 101,112 people, or 1 in 1,425. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 14 percent live, Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 4 percent live. Besides Russia this last name occurs in 67 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 8 percent live and Ukraine, where 5 percent live.

Kotov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kotov surname is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus, Orthodox (85%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kotov surname are 6.39% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 53.16% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kotov earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.36% more than the national average, earning $44,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.38% more than the national average, earning $54,344 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kotova91172,094/
Kotovs91341/
Khotov91261/
Kotoev9141/
Kottov9133/
Koytov9116/
Kohtov9115/
Koetov915/
Koutov912/
Kkotov911/
Kotoov911/
Kototv911/
Khotova831,166/
Kottoev83129/
Khostov8351/
Koutova8337/
Kottova8333/
Khoitov8324/
Koytova8319/
Kochtov8318/
Kostovs834/
Kothova832/
Kkotova831/
Koshtov831/
Gkostov831/
Khoytov831/
Ketov803,162/
Kotev801,403/
Kotav801,032/
Katov80346/
Kotow80318/
Cotov80264/
Kotof8037/
Qotov801/
Kotavova7714/
Kotovová775/
Khoitova774/
Kouchtov773/
Kotovova771/
Gkoutova771/
Katova73506/
Kotaev73498/
Kotoff73345/
Costov73209/
Koteev73169/
Kostow73141/
Kotowa73132/
Khatov73128/
Kastov73116/
Cotova73110/
Kohtev7381/
Ketoev7356/
Kottow7354/
Kautov7349/
Khetov7319/
Kosťov7317/
Kotouw7316/
Katuov7314/
Kothav7313/
Katoev7311/
Kattov736/
Kaetov735/
Koutev735/
Khotev733/
Kathov731/
Kettov731/
Ketuov731/
Koetof731/
Qotova731/
Kotoof731/
Koztow731/
Kottob731/
Koteuv731/
Kotopf730/
Kothof730/
Khoteev671,049/
Kostoff67831/
Khatoev67166/
Khatova67156/
Khatuov6772/
Khaetov6756/
Koohtow6714/
Koutouf6714/
Kohtaev6710/
Kottoff679/
Koyteev676/
Kasztov675/
Koitaev674/
Kastouv674/
Koytaev673/
Kothowa673/
Khastov672/
Khatoov672/
Kattoev671/
Koetoff671/
Kachtov671/
Kothoff671/
Kathova671/
Kattova671/
Kastovs671/
Kotthof670/

Kotov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kotov in the Georgian language
კოტოვიkotovi94.64
კოტოვkotov5.36
Kotov in the Russian language
Котовkotov-

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