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
Kotte Political Affiliation
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Kotte Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kotte Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kotte (Hindi: कोटटे, Marathi: कोटटे, Russian: Коттэ) occurs most in India. It may be rendered as a variant: Kötte or Kotté. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kotte? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 28,583rd most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 387,800 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 widely held forename in the world It is held by 2,499 people.
It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 14,756 people, or 1 in 51,983. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 58 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 40 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside. Not including India this surname occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Kotte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kotte has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kotte last name rose 554 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kotte Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kotte are 6.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.86% being registered to vote for 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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