Kotso Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Greece

Kotso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kotso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2591:683,94931,723
South Africa1701:318,69230,132
Greece371:299,45443,754
United States361:10,068,304413,125
India271:28,409,829361,298
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kotso (340) may also be a first name.

Kotso Last Name Facts

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

Kotso (Georgian: კოწო, Russian: Коцьо) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotso? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 540,721st most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 12,268,596 people. The surname Kotso occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Kotso are found; 46 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kotso is also the 473,685th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 340 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 259 people, or 1 in 683,949. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 71 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent live and Plateau, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 29 percent live and Greece, where 6 percent live.

Kotso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kotso surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kotso earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.16% less than the national average, earning R 106,560 per year and in United States they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $43,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khotso911,767/
Kotsou91633/
Kgotso91210/
Kotsho9133/
Kootso9127/
Koutso9123/
Kotsot9117/
Kuotso9112/
Kotsoy918/
Kotsop915/
Kostso912/
Kotsoi912/
Kotsio912/
Gkotso911/
Koutsou83982/
Khotsoa839/
Kotscho838/
Khotsho838/
Khotsot834/
Gkotsos834/
Khotsoi831/
Kottsoh831/
Koytsoy831/
Gkotsou831/
Katso80706/
Ketso80669/
Kotsa80338/
Qotso80204/
Kutso8092/
Kocso8023/
Kotzo8017/
Cotso8013/
Kotjo803/
Kodso802/
Kotco801/
Kotxo801/
Koitsioe77260/
Koutsios7798/
Gkotsios772/
Koustsos771/
Gkoutsos771/
Katsos73720/
Katsuo73587/
Gqotso73542/
Khotsa73503/
Kotsia73460/
Koçsoy73432/
Kotcho73384/
Katsou73267/
Khatso7390/
Koetsa7389/
Katsio7364/
Khutso7351/
Keetso7350/
Kgatso7350/
Kotzot7348/
Kgotsa7346/
Koutsa7342/
Kutsop7338/
Qhotso7330/
Kotsha7329/
Khetso7321/
Kutsos7318/
Kutsoy7316/
Ketsoi7315/
Cotsho7315/
Katsho736/
Kattso735/
Kaatso735/
Gkotsa735/
Ketsoy735/
Kutsoi735/
Qgotso734/
Kutsho734/
Khotjo733/
Cotsoh733/
Katsop733/
Katsoy732/
Cotsos732/
Kotsah732/
Katsoo731/
Kaetso731/
Kotsat731/
Coutso731/
Kocsoy731/
Katsoa731/
Gkatso731/
Ketsoh731/
Cootso731/
Kutsoa731/
Kathso731/
Gcotso731/
Kuitso731/
Kotjoi731/
Katsoh731/
Gkoutsios7145/
Kothsouth710/
Kozo671,858/
Koco67758/
Koço67542/
Khoetsa67405/
Gkatsos67359/
Kotzott67214/
Gkatsou67149/
Kotsaha67128/
Kotchou67124/
Kotsaat67110/
Koutsia67105/
Koutsas67101/
Kotscha6787/
Koutzas6778/
Kočo6763/
Koutcho6760/
Keutsop6760/
Coutsos6735/
Gketsou6733/
Khutsoh6732/
Cotsios6724/
Gkotsas6715/
Khoitsa6712/
Kuutsuo679/
Kastsou678/
Gkotzos675/
Koutzos675/
Gkotzou674/
Kotjaas673/
Koudsou672/
Kotjasz672/
Kgatsho672/
Kautsos671/
Kottschoth671/
Khoytsa671/
Ketsioy671/
Katshoa671/
Khets'o671/
Khotsha671/
Koćo671/
Kuitsop671/
Gkotzas671/
Gkoutzo671/
Khatsho671/
Gqhotso671/
Kotchas671/
Katscho670/

Kotso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kotso in the Georgian language
კოწოkotso-
Kotso in the Russian language
Коцьоkoco-

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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 Kotso
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