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 surname Kotwa is held by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kotwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 521,266th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,678,759 people. Kotwa is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Kotwa live; 89 percent live in Eastern Europe and 89 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Kotwa is most numerous in Poland, where it is carried by 555 people, or 1 in 68,484. Excluding Poland this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Kotwa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kotwa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kotwa surname expanded 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kotwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kotwa surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political 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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