Kotte Surname

28,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Germany

Kotte Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Godo, a pet form of names commencing with Gott (God), as Gotahard, Godowin and Godeman; dweller in the little house or cottage.

Kotte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India14,7561:51,9833,564
Germany2,5761:31,2524,119
United States2991:1,212,23786,130
Cameroon2941:70,6438,863
Netherlands2141:78,91213,294
Niger1701:112,8944,482
Indonesia1521:870,06065,341
Norway601:85,70511,873
Poland311:1,226,08978,991
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Albania211:138,76511,419
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Benin151:689,04039,432
Austria131:655,03358,041
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Senegal81:1,822,4184,361
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

The alternate forms: Kötte (91) & Kotté (8) are calculated separately.

Kotte (2,499) may also be a first name.

Kotte Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Godo, a pet form of names commencing with Gott (God), as Gotahard, Godowin and Godeman; dweller in the little house or cottage.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kotte Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kotte (Hindi: कोटटे, Marathi: कोटटे, Russian: Коттэ) is found most frequently in India. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kötte or Kotté. For other potential spellings of Kotte click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotte? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kotte is the 28,583rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 387,800 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Kotte are found; 79 percent are found in South Asia and 79 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kotte is also the 147,669th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 2,499 people.

The last name Kotte is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 14,756 people, or 1 in 51,983. In India Kotte is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 58 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 40 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside. Not including India this surname exists in 52 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Kotte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kotte has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kotte last name expanded 554 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kotte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kotte surname are 6.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.86% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kotte earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 18.72% more than the national average, earning 410,851 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.7% more than the national average, earning $48,196 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kötte9391/
Kotté938/
Khotte91153/
Kootte9173/
Kottey9143/
Kottee9141/
Kottea9113/
Kottie917/
Kottei915/
Koette915/
Kotteh915/
Kotthe913/
Koutte913/
Kkotte911/
Kottej911/
Koitte911/
Kottge911/
Koytte911/
Kote8931,577/
Kott896,729/
Koottee8340/
Kotteas8317/
Kottesz8313/
Kottead835/
Kotteey834/
Khottey832/
Khotthe831/
Kotthea831/
Kotther831/
Koitter831/
Kothtet831/
Kottees831/
Kostter830/
Kotey8019,315/
Kothe8011,365/
Kotta809,824/
Kotti807,586/
Khote806,678/
Cotte806,644/
Koite806,289/
Kotei805,879/
Katte805,280/
Koote802,544/
Kette801,613/
Kotee80757/
Koute80737/
Koïte80710/
Kutte80699/
Kotie80655/
Koete80503/
Kotty80459/
Kgote80380/
Kottp80244/
Kotts80201/
Koteš80125/
Kotea8098/
Koteh8079/
Kotez8064/
Kohte8052/
Koteu8049/
Kotej8030/
Koyte8028/
Kodte8027/
Khott8026/
Kotge8010/
Koutt807/
Kuote807/
Kotje803/
Koott802/
Kkote802/
Koïtt801/
Kkott801/
Ko'te801/
Kätte801/
Gkott801/
Kuott801/
Kotyt801/
Kottt801/
Khoshtte774/
Khoththe771/
Kot75115,853/
Cotter7332,044/
Cottet735,144/
Cottee731,611/
Khoete731,076/
Kottha73877/
Kotets73603/
Cottey73558/
Koethe73520/
Khatte73490/
Cottez73470/
Kettey73350/
Khotta73334/
Coutte73332/
Koitee73314/
Kotait73288/
Khothe73263/
Khotei73241/
Khutte73224/
Khotej73218/
Cottes73217/
Kattie73216/
Kattey73215/
Koutti73187/
Kottai73170/
Khette73164/
Kostei73138/
Ketteh73135/
Kattge73101/
Kochte7396/
Khotey7385/
Kohtes7377/
Koteas7371/
Kohter7371/
Kootee7369/
Coette7368/
Cottie7358/
Kootje7357/
Kutteh7353/
Koutta7350/
Coytte7350/
Kooste7349/
Kotepp7339/
Katthe7338/
Koutes7335/
Koutie7334/
Koszte7333/
Costte7330/
Koiste7329/
Kuttey7328/
Kuttie7327/
Kotthi7327/
Koyste7326/
Kotyts7326/
Koitie7325/
Ketthe7323/
Kothta7322/
Kottaa7321/
Koetie7321/
Koitti7319/
Kouteh7319/
Koetti7319/
Kottay7317/
Kotesz7317/
Kattee7316/
Kothie7316/
Kotecz7316/
Koutts7315/
Kothit7315/
Kottio7315/
Koetea7314/
Kootti7314/
Coitte7314/
Koutey7313/
Kojter7313/
Khoute7311/
Koëter7310/
Kohteh7310/
Kootta738/
Kooteh738/
Koutty738/
Kattei737/
Kuttee737/
Kuttge737/
Khotti737/
Kutthe736/
Kouthe736/
Kgatte735/
Kothee734/
Cottea734/
Katteh734/
Kettie733/
Khoote733/
Koutge733/
Kattea733/
Koteit733/
Kgothe733/
Kottip733/
Cootte732/
Kootts732/
Khoted732/
Kautte732/
Koiteh732/
Koitei732/
Koothe732/
Koehte732/
Kostej732/
Koutea732/
Kathte731/
Kaatte731/
Khoite731/
Khojte731/
Khotea731/
Khoutt731/
Kodthe731/
Koitta731/
Kuttej731/
Kotead731/
Kothed731/
Kothth731/
Kothti731/
Kotths731/
Kottoj731/
Koyter731/
Kottoy731/
Kettee731/
Kodter731/
Kotieh731/
Khotie731/
Kutteu731/
Kotihe731/
Kotije731/
Kottoa731/
Kote'e731/
Coëtte731/
Koteat731/
Koitet731/
Koeteu731/
Kouste731/
Kaette731/
Kuttei731/
Khotyt731/
Khoteh731/
Kottch730/
Koottz730/
Kattet730/
Cote67103,985/
Kota6799,222/
Khot6784,610/
Kate6765,757/
Kute6740,418/
Koti6736,848/
Kuot6716,042/
Koot675,564/
Kete675,083/
Koty673,942/
Kout673,525/
Koth673,484/
Katt672,705/
Cott672,459/
Qote67953/
Koit67738/
Kottová67543/
Khottha67535/
Couttet67465/
Koht67320/
Couttie67299/
Kautter67261/
Kostyts67127/
Koyt67103/
Kosteas6799/
Kostedt6798/
Khutter6788/
Kottich6778/
Couttee6764/
Kousted6757/
Coittet6741/
Kotě6741/
Köte6734/
Kottova6733/
Kaththe6730/
Kostesh6725/
Koshtey6719/
Khattei6719/
Koteish6717/
Kouttis6717/
Couttes6716/
Kattieh6716/
Kuththe6715/
Kkoster6715/
Koththi6711/
Khottai6711/
Koththa6710/
Kouthie6710/
Koshtei6710/
Keutter679/
Khothep678/
Kottaja677/
Koté677/
Kouteas676/
Koshtti675/
Kotd675/
Coutter674/
Koshthe674/
Kottish674/
Koutech674/
Kostädt674/
Khoethe674/
Khoteit674/
Cosstte673/
Gkoutes673/
Khettey673/
Khothey673/
Kosteer673/
Kottaia673/
Cottees672/
Kottaai672/
Kotheth672/
Khodthe672/
Kahatte672/
Khuttey672/
Kottaya672/
Couëtte672/
Khosteh672/
Kouhter672/
Kustter672/
Khottip672/
Kotë672/
Cotteer671/
Katterr671/
Kahtter671/
Kheette671/
Khatthe671/
Khostey671/
Khotets671/
Khothej671/
Khother671/
Kohther671/
Koister671/
Koushte671/
Kouttay671/
Koutthi671/
Kotthaa671/
Kottith671/
Koyster671/
Kuittey671/
Cootter671/
Gcotter671/
Koiteah671/
Kouyteh671/
Khoutet671/
Keettey671/
Kouthey671/
Kh'oete671/
Katteuh671/
Khoothe671/
Khostej671/
Khoshte671/
Khoutta671/
Koosted671/
Kootehe671/
Koottii671/
Kóte671/
Kothecz671/
Kottaha671/
Koytith671/
Koteeha671/
Koste'e671/
Kostech671/
Kouttai671/
Kouythe671/
Koutehe671/
Cottess671/
Kasttet671/
Hkqothe671/
Khouteh671/
Kodt671/
Khotait671/
Kochter670/
Koustes670/
Cottett670/
Koostes670/
Cotteis670/
Kaettey670/
Kouteer670/
Costtey670/

Kotte Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kotte in the Hindi language
कोटटेkotate-
Kotte in the Marathi language
कोटटेkotate75
कोटृटेkotrte25
Kotte in the Russian language
Коттэkotte-

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