Kotzias Surname

429,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Kotzias Surname User-submission:

This is a foreign surname derived from a nickname; from the Turkish word koca = big, husky, cf. Kotzam.

Kotzias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece5661:19,5762,836
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Cyprus531:16,6961,922
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Kotzias Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a foreign surname derived from a nickname; from the Turkish word koca = big, husky, cf. Kotzam.

- dimikotz

Kotzias Last Name Facts

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

Kotzias occurs more in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotzias? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kotzias is the 429,441st most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 9,075,400 people. The last name Kotzias occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Kotzias live; 77 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 77 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Greece, where it is borne by 566 people, or 1 in 19,576. In Greece Kotzias is most prevalent in: Attica, where 69 percent reside, Thessaly, where 8 percent reside and Crete, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Greece Kotzias exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Kotzias Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kotzias surname are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.33% registered to vote for the party.

Kotzias earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.65% more than the national average, earning $50,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gkotzias93181/
Koutzias935/
Kotzia92393/
Gkoutzias884/
Kotsias86960/
Cotzias8653/
Gkotzia8644/
Kutzias8631/
Katzias867/
Koutzia861/
Koutsias80247/
Gkatzias80113/
Gkotzios8020/
Cotzia77146/
Kotzea7730/
Kodzia778/
Kozzia774/
Kotzya771/
Gkoutzios7584/
Gkoutsias7547/
Koutchias7532/
Katzogias758/
Kotschias751/
Gkatzogias71215/
Katsias7193/
Kotseas7129/
Gkatzia7125/
Kodzhia715/
Kotsiah713/
Kocijas713/
Katzios712/
Koudzia711/
Gkatzios67163/
Katzogia6732/
Gketzios6726/
Khotsiha6725/
Kozja6724/
Coutsias674/
Khozaiya673/
Khotsiah673/
Coutzios671/
Kochiash671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kotzias
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