Scota Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Scota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3241:660,72324,406
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Scotá (3) are calculated separately.

Scota (29) may also be a first name.

Scota Last Name Facts

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

Scota occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Scotá. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scota? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 766,190th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 19,590,177 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Scota are found; 88 percent are found in South America and 87 percent are found in Luso-South America. Scota is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 29 people.

Scota is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 324 people, or 1 in 660,723. In Brazil Scota is most numerous in: Espírito Santo, where 36 percent are found, Rio Grande do Sul, where 34 percent are found and São Paulo, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Italy, where 4 percent are found.

Scota Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scota has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scota surname expanded 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scota Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scota last name are 46.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 92.86% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Scota earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 26.26% less than the national average, earning R 175,236 per year and in United States they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning $36,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scotá933/
Scotta912,283/
Scosta9181/
Scotha916/
Scoota914/
Schota914/
Cota8982,127/
Sota8910,925/
Schotta8383/
Szczota8382/
Scoutas839/
Scostad832/
Schouta831/
Schotha830/
Soita8010,622/
Cotta809,366/
Sotta801,923/
Scata80965/
Sotha80801/
Skota80701/
Cotay80600/
Sotea80406/
Scoto80386/
Scoti80158/
Soota80144/
Cotha80123/
Sohta80120/
Suota80111/
Sotai80101/
Sotaa8047/
Cotau8041/
Cotaj8032/
Scote8027/
Scuta8019/
Scoty8018/
Cuota8017/
Sotah8016/
Sotay8010/
Coota808/
Scoté808/
Sojta806/
Coyta805/
Codta805/
Sodta804/
Sgota802/
Sotau801/
Coëta801/
Schottay771/
Scotti7326,114/
Scotto7310,862/
Scotte73829/
Scotty73636/
Skouta73557/
Scotet73290/
Schote73286/
Sottha73168/
Schuta73130/
Scasta73124/
Scouto73119/
Skotha73104/
Soitah7365/
Sothea7364/
Scutea7359/
Scottà7345/
Sootha7338/
Cothay7333/
Soutah7332/
Soteau7329/
Scutta7328/
Coutau7322/
Soitay7322/
Schata7321/
Schoti7320/
Scotis7318/
Scotes7317/
Scoote7316/
Scothy7316/
Scoter7314/
Skotta7314/
Scatta7314/
Scottá7312/
Sccoti739/
Skhota739/
Dcotha738/
Soitta738/
Cottay737/
Soytay737/
Scotez737/
Scauta737/
Scotie736/
Sothai736/
Scotté736/
Suotha736/
Soodta736/
Sgotta735/
Sgouta735/
Sootta734/
Cottea734/
Sothay734/
Sottai733/
Scottj733/
Scoute733/
Scotio733/
Soitha733/
Dcotta733/
Skosta733/
Zcosta732/
Cottha732/
Shkota732/
Szkota732/
Sotaha732/
Scoito731/
Scusta731/
Scotit731/
Soutau731/
Zsotha731/
Sootai731/
Sottah731/
Soteah731/
Sothah731/
Sohtah731/
Scatat731/
Scotee731/
Scotey731/
Scothe731/
Scottè731/
Scottò731/
Cotaij731/
Coutay731/
Coutea731/
Coutha731/
Cottéa731/
Couëta731/
Sodtha731/
Skotai731/
Soudta731/
Suotta731/
Cohtah731/
Chjota731/
Soto671,195,890/
Coto6733,624/
Sata6726,193/
Cata679,209/
Jota679,014/
Zota674,991/
Schotte673,864/
Scuotto672,065/
Scotter67729/
Schoute67637/
Skoutas67496/
Schutta67361/
Sotteau67339/
D'Cotta67240/
Soutaih67240/
Skhotha67181/
Cotteau67168/
Scottie67149/
Scottez67125/
Schatta6797/
Căta6779/
Schoote6776/
Scottis6752/
Coiteau6747/
D'Cotha6727/
Scotish6713/
Scooter6711/
Scouter6710/
Schkuta6710/
Schauta6710/
Schotti676/
Scoutto676/
Sccotti675/
Sotthai674/
Scottee673/
Scoutti673/
Soithay673/
S'Kouta672/
Skostad672/
Scoutes672/
Schotey672/
Schotty672/
Schuita672/
Chkouta672/
Schoiti672/
Shchuta672/
Sotó672/
Schotté672/
Schotge672/
D'Codta671/
D'Couta671/
Dcoutha671/
Schotto671/
Scoitti671/
Scother671/
Scottes671/
Scottos671/
Scsotti671/
Schuote671/
Schutai671/
Shchata671/
Scottii671/
Cóta671/
Sccotto671/
Scaetta671/
Scottio671/
Scottée671/
Sóta671/
Tcoutta671/
Câta671/
Schotho671/
Schoyti671/
Schoite671/
Scoothy671/
Schutaj671/
Sodthai671/
Soottea671/
Soodtha671/
Szchata671/
Southay670/
Scoutte670/
Schooty670/
Schothe670/

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Footnotes

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