Kotvas Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kotvas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kotvas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Slovakia521:102,62419,507
Australia361:749,88148,970
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Kotvaš (228) are calculated separately.

Kotvas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kotvas occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Kotvaš. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotvas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kotvas is the 1,144,405th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. The surname Kotvas is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Kotvas live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Kotvas is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 5,330,278. In The United States Kotvas is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 56 percent live, Florida, where 18 percent live and New Jersey, where 15 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 17 percent live.

Kotvas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kotvas surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

Kotvas earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.93% more than the national average, earning $52,180 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kotvaš94228/
Kotvasz9218/
Kotvash921/
Katvas83111/
Ketvas837/
Kotvač831/
Kotbas831/
Kotvasová8049/
Kotvasova806/
Kethvas7743/
Kotvász7720/
Kotvojs7719/
Kotvashova751/
Kauthvas7111/
Khatvase711/
Kotbaş67376/
Kotváč6712/
Kotvašova678/
Cotvaz671/
Kethuas621/
Khatbash571/
Catbas508/
Katbaz504/
Koutvoutch501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kotvas
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