Kottwitz Surname

201,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Kottwitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kottwitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8391:432,01337,252
Germany6751:119,26714,631
Brazil4431:483,23818,263
Argentina611:700,71248,077
Paraguay241:301,5314,820
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Kottwitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kottwitz is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Kottwitz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kottwitz? popularity and diffusion

Kottwitz is the 201,760th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,527,370 people. Kottwitz is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Kottwitz live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 839 people, or 1 in 432,013. In The United States Kottwitz is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 25 percent live, Texas, where 14 percent live and Wisconsin, where 11 percent live. Other than The United States Kottwitz is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 33 percent live and Brazil, where 21 percent live.

Kottwitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kottwitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kottwitz surname rose 2,893 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kottwitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kottwitz last name are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kottwitz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.5% more than the national average, earning $47,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kottwittz9413/
Kottwistz944/
Kottwwitz943/
Kotwitz9367/
Kottwiz931/
Kothwitz8818/
Kottuitz882/
Cottwitz881/
Kattwitz881/
Kottwits881/
Kottwicz881/
Kotwicz8031/
Ketwitz8012/
Kodwitz804/
Cotwitz801/
Kotwitch750/
Kotwic7115/
Catwitz670/

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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
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  • 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 Kottwitz
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