Kottayam Surname
Approximately 404 people bear this surname
Kottayam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| India | 140 | 1:5,479,038 | 132,955 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Oman | 12 | 1:307,331 | 4,704 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Kottayam (16) may also be a first name.
Kottayam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kottayam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kottayam (Marathi: कोटयाम) is most common in Saudi Arabia. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kottayam? popularity and diffusion
Kottayam is the 721,185th most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. Kottayam occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kottayam reside; 64 percent reside in West Asia and 64 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held forename globally It is held by 16 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Not including Saudi Arabia Kottayam is found in 11 countries. It is also found in India, where 35 percent reside and Kuwait, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kotayam | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kothayam | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kotayom | 80 | 49 | / |
| Kotiyam | 80 | 21 | / |
| Katayam | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kottyem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kottaem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuttiyam | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kathayam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kattiyam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kotaim | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kuttiyamm | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koutouyam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cotiyam | 67 | 50 | / |
| Katiyam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ketaiam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kotiiam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kotteem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kothaem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kateyam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kotieam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuttyem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kutiyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketajam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katayum | 67 | 1 | / |
Kottayam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kottayam in the Marathi language | ||
| कोटयाम | kotayama | - |
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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 Kottayam
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