Kotó Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kotó Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kotó Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Koto (55,188), Koťo (7) & Kötô (1) are calculated separately.

Kotó Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kotó occurs in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Koto, Koťo or Kötô. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotó? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kotó is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Kotó live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 81 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

It is most widely held in Hungary, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 392,651. In Hungary Kotó is most common in: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 100 percent are found. Besides Hungary it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 16 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koto9255,188/
Koťo837/
Kötô831/
Kostój8010/
Kota7599,222/
Kotu753,843/
Kató751,493/
Kátó7518/
Cotó753/
Koita6755,239/
Kotha6750,105/
Khota6727,953/
Koïta6718,703/
Kotta679,824/
Kouta678,108/
Koeta677,590/
Kotah676,232/
Kottu675,130/
Kotto673,155/
Koito672,278/
Kouto671,206/
Koştu67877/
Khoto67769/
Kotoi67621/
Koota67579/
Kotaś67429/
Kotou67291/
Kotoe67235/
Kotaa67231/
Koyta67211/
Kotho67171/
Kotoh67156/
Kotuz67149/
Kothu67136/
Kojta67106/
Kotoy67104/
Koitu6791/
Kootu6788/
Kotoo6788/
Kooto6772/
Kohta6750/
Koteu6749/
Kotúč6743/
Kotui6739/
Koytu6737/
Kotúľ6732/
Kotau6729/
Koutu6728/
Kotoş6727/
Kotoč6725/
Khotu6723/
Kotga6722/
Kgota6719/
Kojto6717/
Kohto6717/
Kotoa6714/
Kotuś6713/
Kohtu6710/
Kathó6710/
Koeto6710/
Kodta679/
Kuoto678/
Kotuo677/
Koîta677/
Kotuš674/
Koïto674/
Kuota674/
Kodtu673/
Kotoj673/
Koyto673/
Kkota673/
Kgoto673/
Ckota673/
Kuotu672/
Kotuu671/
Kotgo671/
Coutó671/
Gkota671/
Kostá671/
Kotoś671/
Kodto671/
Ko'ta671/

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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
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  • 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 Kotó
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