Čotar Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Čotar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Čotar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2921:8,5191,947
Croatia301:140,95319,667
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Cotar (1,233) are calculated separately.

Čotar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Čotar occurs in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Cotar. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čotar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 823,466th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,624,765 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čotar live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Čotar is most common in Slovenia, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 8,519. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Gorizia, where 52 percent live, Coastal-Karst, where 30 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 8 percent live. Other than Slovenia it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 9 percent live and Serbia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cotar931,233/
Zotar80247/
Čatar8019/
Coutar73174/
Cottar73122/
Chotar7371/
Zottar7344/
Cotair7313/
Csotar733/
Zoetar732/
Zoutar731/
Cothar730/
Cottaar6758/
Chhotar6742/
Chothar6717/
Choutar679/
Chotare677/
Coutayr674/
Coutear674/
Choitar671/
Cothair671/
Cottarr670/
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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 Čotar
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