Kottage Surname

306,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Kottage Surname User-submission:

Kottage is a Sri Lankan Sinhalese low-country surname, originated in Kottagoda, Matara, Sri Lanka, with Paali-Sanskrit origin. It comes from kotta, which means 'fortress' in Sanskrit, and ge, which means 'clan'.

Kottage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,1691:17,8002,457
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Kottage Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kottage is a Sri Lankan Sinhalese low-country surname, originated in Kottagoda, Matara, Sri Lanka, with Paali-Sanskrit origin. It comes from kotta, which means 'fortress' in Sanskrit, and ge, which means 'clan'.

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Kottage Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kottage (Russian: Коттаге) is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kottage click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kottage? popularity and diffusion

It is the 306,799th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,915,216 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Kottage are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

It is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,169 people, or 1 in 17,800. Apart from Sri Lanka this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Kottage Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kottage last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

Kottage earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.92% more than the national average, earning $45,273 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koottage932/
Kottager931/
Kotage92140/
Kottege86538/
Cottage86383/
Kottagi86150/
Kotange86132/
Kostage8611/
Kothage869/
Kottige864/
Khotage862/
Kottagy861/
Katthage8056/
Kottangi8034/
Cottages805/
Kotaunge804/
Kattager803/
Kotagi775,130/
Kotoge771,058/
Katage77116/
Kotige7751/
Kotase7745/
Kotaga7723/
Kotege774/
Ketage771/
Kutage771/
Cotage771/
Kotthause751/
Kostauger750/
Kathage71452/
Katager71346/
Katange71253/
Khotagi71158/
Kattige7172/
Cattage7167/
Khatage7148/
Kattagi7136/
Kottaza7135/
Kotagui7129/
Kotangi7127/
Koitaga7117/
Kothagi7116/
Costage7116/
Cottige7111/
Koutagi716/
Kotigey715/
Kautage715/
Kottaji714/
Kottasi713/
Kostagi713/
Kutange713/
Kattaje712/
Kataige711/
Khotase711/
Koutaga711/
Kuttaga711/
Cotager711/
Kothaga711/
Kotajee711/
Kotadje711/
Kustage711/
Katagye711/
Kattaga711/
Keuthage6744/
Kattangi6721/
Kothangi6716/
Coutange678/
Kattajje678/
Khatange673/
Kodtangi673/
Kottojee673/
Khotasee672/
Koutagia672/
Kootagui671/
Khotaiga671/
Koitangi671/
Kotayese671/
Koutaghi671/
Kothajee671/
Khattaje671/
Kauthage671/
Kattasee671/
Kattajee671/
Kosthase671/
Kotangai671/
Koutagai671/
Koutagui671/
Koutaize671/
Kastauge670/

Kottage Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kottage in the Russian language
Коттагеkottage-

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