Kótai Surname

351,339th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kótai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kótai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1,0121:9,7001,120
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Kotai (979) are calculated separately.

Kótai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kótai (Hindi: कोटई, Marathi: कोटाई, Oriya: େକାତାଇ) is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Kotai. Click here for further possible spellings of Kótai.

How Common Is The Last Name Kótai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 351,339th most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,020,757 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kótai live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Hungary, where it is held by 1,012 people, or 1 in 9,700. In Hungary Kótai is most common in: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 38 percent reside, Budapest, where 19 percent reside and Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 10 percent reside. Other than Hungary Kótai exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 1 percent reside and Slovakia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kotai93979/
Kótaji9123/
Kóthai9115/
Kóti89818/
Kóta89284/
Katai8010,416/
Kátai802,411/
Kutai80702/
Kótis8043/
Kótay8019/
Kótaiová7721/
Katayi737,900/
Khatai733,133/
Kattai73396/
Kautai73373/
Kotait73288/
Kataia73243/
Kottai73170/
Kataji73154/
Kothai73141/
Kutayi73105/
Kathai7387/
Kuitai7366/
Kutait7351/
Kataie7343/
Khotai7342/
Kóthay7332/
Kotayi7327/
Kuttai7325/
Koutai7322/
Kotaji7313/
Kutaji737/
Kutaiy734/
Kataiy734/
Khutai734/
Kotgai733/
Kuthai732/
Koztai732/
Kotaih732/
Kadtai732/
Kotaid732/
Kutaid731/
Kutaii731/
Kotaiy731/
Kuotai731/
Koitai731/
Kotaii731/
Kotais731/
Kota6799,222/
Kata6763,515/
Koti6736,848/
Kati6731,223/
Kuti6714,837/
Kuta6714,632/
Kotaiah673,684/
Kottayi67418/
Khataie67221/
Kauthai67204/
Kataiah67172/
Kóté67151/
Kúti67132/
Kůta67115/
Khothai6788/
Kuttayi6743/
Kataieh6732/
Kattaji6730/
Khattai6726/
Kathaji6722/
Kuitaji6721/
Koustai6716/
Kotaich6712/
Kothayi6711/
Khottai6711/
Kóty6710/
Kotaish678/
Kathayi678/
Kutaich678/
Khataai677/
Kostayi677/
Khostai676/
Kotaiha675/
Kottaji674/
Katoaia674/
Khutaai674/
Kathaio674/
Kutthai674/
Kutaiah673/
Kottaia673/
Khataji673/
Khataiu673/
Káta673/
Katajit673/
Kottaai672/
Kothaji672/
Kootayi672/
Kata'ai672/
Kadthai672/
Kataait671/
Katahai671/
Kataiha671/
Khuthai671/
Khutaij671/
Kutauji671/
Kouthai671/
Kotaaih671/
Kotahai671/
Cóta671/
Kathaia671/
Katagia671/
Katahia671/
Katahyi671/
Khotaii671/
Koitaiy671/
Kótaová671/
Kóte671/
Kutaitė671/
Kostaia671/
Kotahia671/
Kotaiph671/
Kouttai671/
Koutayi671/
Koutgai671/
Kastayi671/
Khotait671/
Kataiup671/
Katajiy671/

Kótai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kótai in the Oriya language
େକାତାଇekata'i-
Kótai in the Marathi language
कोटाईkota'i67.57
कोटईkota'i12.97
कोताईkota'i10.27
कोतईkota'i3.24
कोटैkotai2.16
कोतग़ीkotagi1.08
कटईkata'i0.54
Kótai in the Hindi language
कोटईkota'i53.73
कोटाईkota'i32.84
कोतईkota'i7.46
कोटइkota'i4.48
कोताईkota'i1.49

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