Kottayi Surname
Approximately 418 people bear this surname
Kottayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 215 | 1:3,567,746 | 100,782 |
| United Arab Emirates | 85 | 1:107,791 | 9,280 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Oman | 15 | 1:245,865 | 4,150 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Kottayi (264) may also be a first name.
Kottayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kottayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kottayi (Marathi: कोायी) is found most in India. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kottayi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kottayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 703,644th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 17,434,320 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kottayi are found; 52 percent are found in South Asia and 51 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kottayi is also the 547,545th most frequent given name worldwide. It is borne by 264 people.
This last name is most common in India, where it is carried by 215 people, or 1 in 3,567,746. In India Kottayi is most numerous in: Kerala, where 85 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 7 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent reside. Excluding India it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 20 percent reside and Kuwait, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kottayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kottayi in the Marathi language | ||
| कोायी | koayi | 50 |
| कोटाई | kota'i | 37.5 |
| कोठाई | kotha'i | 12.5 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kottayi
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