Kotval Surname

157,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kotval Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kotval Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,5291:303,30817,058
United States2261:1,603,801107,667
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Kotval (307) may also be a first name.

Kotval Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kotval (Hindi: कोतवाल, Marathi: कोटवाल) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kotval click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotval? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 157,199th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,618,594 people. The surname Kotval occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Kotval reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kotval is also the 502,288th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 307 people.

It is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 2,529 people, or 1 in 303,308. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 41 percent are found, Karnataka, where 20 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 18 percent are found. Not including India it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Czechia, where 1 percent are found.

Kotval Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kotval surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

Kotval earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.71% more than the national average, earning $47,772 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kothval92219/
Kotvald9255/
Kotvale9211/
Kotvalt929/
Khotval928/
Kootval927/
Kotvaal922/
Kottval921/
Kothvale86142/
Khostval867/
Kottvald864/
Katval8397/
Ketval836/
Cotval831/
Koytevale80166/
Kotvalová8027/
Katvale771,197/
Kathval7719/
Khetval7718/
Khatval7712/
Kastval773/
Kautval773/
Kethval773/
Kothual771/
Kathvale712/
Kashtval711/
Koitewale674/
Koytewale673/
Kahthvale671/
Cotbal670/
Khoitewale631/
Khatvol6226/
Kathual626/
Castvall575/
Quatvasel536/

Kotval Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kotval in the Hindi language
कोतवालkotavala96.77
कोटवालkotavala3.23
Kotval in the Marathi language
कोटवालkotavala83.78
कोतवालkotavala14.5
कोतवलkotavala0.73
कुतवळkutavala0.12
क़ोतवालqotavala0.12
कोत्वालkotvala0.12
कोतवारkotavara0.12

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kotval
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