van Cotthem Surname

667,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Cotthem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Cotthem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4181:27,5044,392
United States81:45,307,367917,113
France71:9,488,960336,266
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van Cotthem Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Cotthem is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name van Cotthem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 667,223rd most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 16,230,615 people. van Cotthem occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of van Cotthem reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Belgium, where it is carried by 418 people, or 1 in 27,504. In Belgium van Cotthem is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 82 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 14 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent reside. Beside Belgium this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Cothem9511/
van Cottem956/
van Cootem861/
van Cauthem823/
van Zuthem76229/
van Custem768/
van Cautem762/
van Quathem73141/
van Quaethem70227/
von Kothen672/
van Quatem671/

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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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  • 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 Cotthem
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