Kotze Surname

19,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kotze Surname Definition:

“Cottager” in Old German. Compare “Cotter”.

Kotze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa25,2461:2,146269
Namibia7611:3,166534
England3821:145,85914,056
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
Australia1351:199,96819,617
New Zealand1271:35,6566,115
Zimbabwe1041:148,44518,938
Botswana881:24,8515,011
Canada531:695,20056,020
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
France241:2,767,613196,808
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Lesotho121:169,38013,459
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Wales51:618,90625,852
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Grenada21:54,2681,538
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Kotzé (5,495), Kotzè (9) & Kotzë (3) are calculated separately.

Kotze (20) may also be a first name.

Kotze Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Cottager” in Old German. Compare “Cotter”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Kotze Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kotze is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be found as: Kotzé, Kotzè or Kotzë. Click here for further potential spellings of Kotze.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotze? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 19,837th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 264,147 people. Kotze occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kotze are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kotze is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 20 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 25,246 people, or 1 in 2,146. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 29 percent reside, Gauteng, where 29 percent reside and North West, where 7 percent reside. Other than South Africa it is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Kotze Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kotze has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,860 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kotze Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kotze last name are 0.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kotze earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.54% more than the national average, earning R 398,148 per year; in United States they earn 2.74% more than the national average, earning $44,331 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.44% less than the national average, earning $45,989 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kotzé935,495/
Kotzè939/
Kotzë933/
Kotzee912,071/
Kotzer91374/
Koetze91111/
Kotzea9130/
Kotzie9119/
Kohtze9112/
Koutze915/
Kotz'e912/
Kootze911/
Kotzée911/
Kotzce911/
Kotz895,690/
Koze89306/
Koetzee83191/
Kostzer8350/
Kohtzer838/
Kostrze831/
Koytzer830/
Koitzer830/
Kohtz80789/
Kozey80740/
Kozei80730/
Kootz80655/
Katze80349/
Kotza80315/
Koutz80288/
Koitz80261/
Kozee80255/
Kozie80203/
Koeze80169/
Kocze8078/
Kodze8062/
Kutze8046/
Khoze8045/
Kozeh8039/
Kotce8031/
Kotse8023/
Koyze8023/
Koize8019/
Kotzy8017/
Kozeu8015/
Kozhe8014/
Cotze809/
Kozce809/
Kohze808/
Ketze804/
Kozeľ804/
Kotje803/
Kotcz803/
Kooze802/
Kotzi802/
Koztz801/
Kotzä801/
Kothz801/
Koz751,255/
Kotche73567/
Kostrz73542/
Kgotse73284/
Koetse73244/
Kotsie73159/
Kaatze73142/
Kozsey73110/
Khozei7391/
Khozey7387/
Koidze7377/
Coetze7357/
Kootje7357/
Kotziy7351/
Cotzee7346/
Koczet7346/
Kötzer7339/
Kotshe7336/
Gkotzi7328/
Koutzi7324/
Kotses7321/
Kuhtze7321/
Kozhei7319/
Kutzey7314/
Ketzie7310/
Katzes736/
Kotsee735/
Khouze734/
Gkatze734/
Koydze734/
Khotse733/
Koutge733/
Cotzes733/
Koczer733/
Cotzer733/
Khutze733/
Koutse733/
Kotsei733/
Katzie732/
Kouzhe732/
Kootse732/
Katzeh732/
Kutzei732/
Kühtze732/
Kouzeu732/
Kozsej732/
Kotset732/
Kotsea732/
Koczea731/
Koozey731/
Kutzee731/
Kotcer731/
Kotger731/
Kotsep731/
Khoize731/
Koozeu731/
Koizeu731/
Koizie731/
Kodzer731/
Kottge731/
Koudze731/
Kotzza731/
Kotsse731/
Kozeij731/
Koutza731/
Kouzeh731/
Gketze731/
Coutze731/
Koozeh731/
Koottz730/
Kutzes730/
Koohtz730/
Koetzsche713/
Coetzee6790,445/
Katz6787,766/
Kaze6740,199/
Kozh672,845/
Kots672,490/
Kozi671,812/
Coze67769/
Koutche67699/
Kozy67530/
Kautzer67493/
Keutzer67376/
Koiz67369/
Kocz67339/
Koce67295/
Koçe67258/
Kodz67220/
Keze67157/
Kotzsch67144/
Kootche67143/
Kotchey67107/
Qoze6796/
Gkatzes6763/
Cotz6760/
Koetsie6742/
Khoz6736/
Koutzis6736/
Kotseas6729/
Gkoutzi6726/
Kotchea6724/
Kotzich6722/
Katszer6722/
Kohz6721/
Kutzehr6719/
Gkoutza6719/
Koče6717/
Kotches6716/
Gkotzai6715/
Kooz6714/
Koczeth6714/
Khodzhe6713/
Kootsey6713/
Gkotzis6711/
Koitche6710/
Koitses679/
Kutzeer679/
Khotshe678/
Kotsher677/
Kotc676/
Kozs676/
Koutses676/
Kotshie676/
Khotsey675/
Kotchee675/
Khoidze674/
Kozz674/
Kutzger673/
Koutzii673/
Koetsee673/
Katzeer672/
Katzess671/
Katzett671/
Katzsey671/
Kutzher671/
Kothcer671/
Coetzie671/
Katczer671/
Khodzie671/
Kodzehe671/
Kodziej671/
Koudzeu671/
Kotsche671/
Koîtche671/
Koytche671/
Kouttza671/
Koutsie671/
Gkoutse671/
Coutzer671/
Khoetse671/
Coetzeë671/
Coutzee671/
Qkoz671/
Kqoz671/
Kkoz671/
Kootsee671/
Khodzei671/
Cootzer670/
Kuoz670/
Kuitzer670/

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