Kotwa Surname

521,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kotwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kotwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5551:68,48410,735
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Austria111:774,13064,097
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kotwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kotwa occurs more in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Kotwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 521,266th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 11,678,759 people. The last name Kotwa occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Kotwa reside; 89 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Poland, where it is borne by 555 people, or 1 in 68,484. Without taking into account Poland this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Kotwa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kotwa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kotwa last name rose 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kotwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kotwa surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

The amount Kotwa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.7% more than the national average, earning $55,496 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kotwas91661/
Kotwat91205/
Kotwad9142/
Kotwap912/
Kotwaś911/
Khotwad832/
Khoutwa831/
Kothwad831/
Kostway831/
Ketwa801,250/
Katwa801,249/
Kutwa801,101/
Kodwa80365/
Kotua80188/
Kotwe80126/
Kotwi807/
Kotwo802/
Qotwa801/
Kouthwad771/
Khatwa73480/
Kotwis73206/
Kutwaa73142/
Katwai73130/
Kethwa7387/
Kaetwa7361/
Khetwa7358/
Kutwah7356/
Kotwit7354/
Katway7344/
Kutwad7333/
Khotwi7332/
Katwad7316/
Kutwat7314/
Kotwot7312/
Katwaz7311/
Koutua738/
Khutwa737/
Koitwe736/
Kutwai736/
Kodwat733/
Koetwi733/
Kutwas732/
Kotuha732/
Kodwai732/
Kautwa732/
Kodwad732/
Kotwes731/
Kaatwa731/
Katw'a731/
Keutwa731/
Ketwai731/
Koudwa731/
Kuthwa731/
Kuitwa731/
Khotua731/
Kathwa731/
Kattwa731/
Katwaj731/
Katwat731/
Kotwiś731/
Kottua731/
Kotwos731/
Katwah731/
Kostwe731/
Kottehewa711/
Khotwet67458/
Khethwa67303/
Khotwit67194/
Khotwot67117/
Kahatwa6752/
Kutwaya6727/
Cootway6725/
Khatway6710/
Khatwad677/
Khutwat677/
Kathwas676/
Koetuea674/
Khutwah674/
Kaetwai674/
Katwaja674/
Qhothwa673/
Kattwah672/
Khetwaj671/
Katweha671/
Khatwai671/
Khatwat671/
Kathwat671/
Kautwas671/
Kahtwea671/
Kodwath671/
Kotwood671/
Kottwiz671/
Kattwai671/
Kotwisz671/
Kottwit671/
Coutway670/

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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 Kotwa
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