Kotze Surname
Approximately 27,589 people bear this surname
Kotze Surname Definition:
“Cottager” in Old German. Compare “Cotter”.
Kotze Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 25,246 | 1:2,146 | 269 |
| Namibia | 761 | 1:3,166 | 534 |
| England | 382 | 1:145,859 | 14,056 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| United States | 186 | 1:1,948,704 | 125,871 |
| Australia | 135 | 1:199,968 | 19,617 |
| New Zealand | 127 | 1:35,656 | 6,115 |
| Zimbabwe | 104 | 1:148,445 | 18,938 |
| Botswana | 88 | 1:24,851 | 5,011 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Mozambique | 25 | 1:1,090,463 | 1,880 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Lesotho | 12 | 1:169,380 | 13,459 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
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”.
Kotze Demographics
Average Kotze Salary in
United States
$44,331 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kotze Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kotze Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kotze occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Kotzé, Kotzè or Kotzë. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kotze? popularity and diffusion
Kotze is the 19,837th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 264,147 people. It is primarily found 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 held first name on earth, held by 20 people.
The last name Kotze is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne 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. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 58 countries. It is also common 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 number of people who held the Kotze last name grew 1,860 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kotze Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kotze are 0.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.78% registered with the 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.
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Footnotes
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