Kotsu Surname
Approximately 457 people bear this surname
Kotsu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 231 | 1:553,438 | 15,222 |
| Nigeria | 177 | 1:1,000,807 | 42,311 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Kotsu (1,190) may also be a first name.
Kotsu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kotsu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kotsu (Russian: Коцу) occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kotsu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 658,434th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 15,946,490 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Kotsu are found; 52 percent are found in East Asia and 51 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Kotsu is also the 229,828th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 1,190 people.
The surname is most frequent in Japan, where it is borne by 231 people, or 1 in 553,438. In Japan Kotsu is most common in: Miyazaki Prefecture, where 36 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 29 percent are found and Shiga Prefecture, where 18 percent are found. Other than Japan this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 39 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koetsu | 91 | 1,418 | / |
| Kotsou | 91 | 633 | / |
| Kuotsu | 91 | 261 | / |
| Kotsut | 91 | 26 | / |
| Koitsu | 91 | 16 | / |
| Khotsu | 91 | 16 | / |
| Koutsu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kostsu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kotsuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kotshu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kotsus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Koutsou | 83 | 982 | / |
| Kostsuh | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kkuotsu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khotsut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gkotsou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Katsu | 80 | 775 | / |
| Kutsu | 80 | 227 | / |
| Ketsu | 80 | 84 | / |
| Kotcu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kotju | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kotschau | 77 | 9 | / |
| Katsui | 73 | 2,436 | / |
| Kaetsu | 73 | 1,393 | / |
| Katsou | 73 | 267 | / |
| Kotsoe | 73 | 59 | / |
| Kodsup | 73 | 46 | / |
| Katsuu | 73 | 42 | / |
| Katshu | 73 | 32 | / |
| Kotchu | 73 | 24 | / |
| Khutsu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Kutsuz | 73 | 17 | / |
| Katsus | 73 | 16 | / |
| Kutshu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Katsiu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Katsau | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kutsup | 73 | 13 | / |
| Khatsu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Katsut | 73 | 6 | / |
| Katsuh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kattsu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kautsu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kaatsu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kuhtsu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Katsuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keetsu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ketshu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Katseu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgatsu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuitsu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ketseu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kutsus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kottju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kozsui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kudtsu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koetschau | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kothsouth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kozu | 67 | 4,262 | / |
| Koçu | 67 | 1,225 | / |
| Kocu | 67 | 851 | / |
| Kouttju | 67 | 341 | / |
| Gkatsou | 67 | 149 | / |
| Kotchou | 67 | 124 | / |
| Gketsou | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kastsou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gkotzou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khotchu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kutsush | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kahatsu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koudsou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kotcheu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Katshau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koču | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khattsu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katsuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koštšuš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuitseu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khutshu | 67 | 1 | / |
Kotsu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kotsu in the Russian language | ||
| Коцу | kocu | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kotsu
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