Kotte Surname
Approximately 18,792 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 14,756 | 1:51,983 | 3,564 |
| Germany | 2,576 | 1:31,252 | 4,119 |
| United States | 299 | 1:1,212,237 | 86,130 |
| Cameroon | 294 | 1:70,643 | 8,863 |
| Netherlands | 214 | 1:78,912 | 13,294 |
| Niger | 170 | 1:112,894 | 4,482 |
| Indonesia | 152 | 1:870,060 | 65,341 |
| Norway | 60 | 1:85,705 | 11,873 |
| Poland | 31 | 1:1,226,089 | 78,991 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Albania | 21 | 1:138,765 | 11,419 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Benin | 15 | 1:689,040 | 39,432 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Senegal | 8 | 1:1,822,418 | 4,361 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
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.
Kotte Demographics
Average Kotte Salary in
United States
$48,196 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 can also occur as a variant: Kötte or Kotté. Click here for further potential spellings of Kotte.
How Common Is The Last Name Kotte? popularity and diffusion
Kotte is the 28,583rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 387,800 people. The surname Kotte is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Kotte live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 147,669th most common given name internationally. It is borne by 2,499 people.
This surname is most common in India, where it is carried by 14,756 people, or 1 in 51,983. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 58 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 40 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Excluding India this last name occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Kotte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kotte has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kotte surname grew 554 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kotte Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kotte last name are 6.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.86% registered with the political 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
Kotte Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kotte in the Hindi language | ||
| कोटटे | kotate | - |
| Kotte in the Marathi language | ||
| कोटटे | kotate | 75 |
| कोटृटे | kotrte | 25 |
| Kotte in the Russian language | ||
| Коттэ | kotte | - |
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