Kotowa Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Kotowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 80 | 1:101,921 | 13,735 |
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kotowa (22) may also be a first name.
Kotowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kotowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kotowa is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kotowa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kotowa is the 1,558,593rd most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 61 percent of Kotowa are found; 61 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 61 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kotowa is also the 2,301,746th most common first name internationally It is held by 22 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 101,921. In Papua New Guinea Kotowa is mostly found in: Western Highlands, where 85 percent live, Bougainville, where 10 percent live and Enga, where 3 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 19 percent live and Russia, where 13 percent live.
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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
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