Kottas Surname

230,634th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kottas Surname User-submission:

In Greek, kottas means 'chicken'.

Kottas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1,0951:10,1191,296
United States2181:1,662,656110,804
Poland1101:345,53439,240
Germany971:829,95360,372
Turkey881:884,33441,843
Belgium431:267,36432,244
Austria291:293,63633,260
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Czechia181:590,74858,011
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Kottás (4) & Kottaš (2) are calculated separately.

Kottas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Greek, kottas means 'chicken'.

- greveniotissa

Kottas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kottas (Russian: Коттас) occurs in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Kottás or Kottaš. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kottas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kottas is the 230,634th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,154,815 people. The last name Kottas is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Kottas reside; 63 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 62 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Greece, where it is held by 1,095 people, or 1 in 10,119. In Greece Kottas is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 24 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 23 percent are found and Western Macedonia, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Greece this last name occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Poland, where 6 percent are found.

Kottas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kottas last name are 23.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.73% registered with the party.

The amount Kottas earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 25.73% more than the national average, earning $54,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.95% more than the national average, earning $54,626 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kottás944/
Kottaš942/
Kotteas9217/
Kottasz926/
Kouttas923/
Kottash921/
Khottas921/
Kotas915,432/
Kotthaus861,030/
Koutas83474/
Kattas83333/
Kotash83154/
Kottos83104/
Kettas8396/
Cottas8373/
Kotasz8371/
Koteas8371/
Kotase8345/
Kuttas8325/
Kotaus8316/
Khotas8313/
Koetas8311/
Kothas839/
Kotais831/
Gkotas831/
Kottasová8018/
Kottasova803/
Kotthause801/
Khottaths801/
Kostash771,681/
Cottais77564/
Kattass77171/
Kosteas7799/
Gkoutas7783/
Kottász7755/
Kkoutas7730/
Koithas7715/
Couttas7714/
Kattash7713/
Khattas779/
Kostasz779/
Kotaish778/
Kouteas776/
Quottas773/
Kototse772/
Koutais771/
Khotash771/
Kattajs771/
Khotase771/
Kouttos771/
Kutas733,133/
Cotas73573/
Ketas73492/
Kotaś73429/
Katas73276/
Kotos73273/
Kotaz73127/
Kotasová71752/
Gkouthas7143/
Gkoustas7127/
Kotasova7126/
Kosthaus7125/
Cotthaus7122/
Koustais7122/
Ketthaus714/
Khattash713/
Kouchtas711/
Koshtash711/
Katthaus711/
Kosthase711/
Kototshe711/
Koutaish711/
Costas6719,334/
Katase673,965/
Cottaz671,002/
Kutash67580/
Katash67417/
Kattos67340/
Kotous67229/
Coutas67175/
Kutase67174/
Cottos67116/
Koutos6797/
Kostaś6777/
Kuttaş6769/
Kuztas6763/
Kotosz6753/
Gkatas6752/
Khatas6751/
Kettos6745/
Kotász6742/
Kotacz6725/
Kutasz6721/
Kotashova6715/
Kattaz6713/
Koytaş6713/
Ketash6712/
Koçtaç6712/
Kethas677/
Kostaš676/
Qattas674/
Kotaszová674/
Kotose674/
Katajs673/
Kkatas673/
Kaetas673/
Kostač673/
Kottašová673/
Katais673/
Koteus672/
Kathas672/
Kothos672/
Koytasova672/
Kettaz672/
Khutas672/
Kottásová672/
Coitas672/
Khetas671/
Kautas671/
Kataas671/
Keetas671/
Koetos671/
Cattas671/
Katasz671/
Kattaş671/
Kutass671/
Kotgos671/
Kostashch671/
Kotajsova671/
Qothas671/

Kottas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kottas in the Russian language
Коттасkottas-

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