van Cottem Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
van Cottem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
van Cottem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Cottem Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Cottem is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Cottem? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of van Cottem reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname van Cottem is most widely held in Belgium, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 2,299,329. In Belgium van Cottem is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 60 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 40 percent reside. Barring Belgium this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Cotthem | 95 | 449 | / |
| van Cothem | 90 | 11 | / |
| van Cootem | 90 | 1 | / |
| van Com | 82 | 13 | / |
| van Cooten | 80 | 417 | / |
| van Custem | 80 | 8 | / |
| van Cautem | 80 | 2 | / |
| van Couten | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Cauthem | 76 | 3 | / |
| van Koten | 74 | 208 | / |
| van Coone | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Count | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Cohne | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Cam | 71 | 81 | / |
| van Con | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Kooten | 70 | 4,019 | / |
| van Zuthem | 70 | 229 | / |
| Van-Cooten | 70 | 18 | / |
| van Kouten | 70 | 4 | / |
| van Quatem | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Quathem | 67 | 141 | / |
| van Cant | 67 | 131 | / |
| van Caam | 67 | 97 | / |
| van Cong | 67 | 23 | / |
| van Cuon | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Camt | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 van Cottem
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