Kotani is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kotani
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kotani

How popular is Kotani?

Kotani is common in Japan.

Kotani is ranked 14803 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Kotani bearers increased by 4.188482 per cent in 2010 US census to 199 since 2000, the surname slipped by 2463 spots and ranked at 92358. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 90.95 92.15
Others 4.52 4.19
White 3.02 3.14
Kotani is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 35582 people have been found who wears Kotani as their family name. Kotani is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
13,220 Thailand6
179,761 Australia6
381,097 Ukraine4
14,054 China3
16,136 Kenya3
6,270 Hong Kong3
184,212 France3
82,478 South Africa2
118,441 Germany2
4,164 Vietnam2
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
7,847 Albania1
25,721 Egypt1
153,416 Italy1
38,830 Morocco1
66,560 Philippines1
21,562 Portugal1
7,895 South Korea1
5,553 Taiwan1
7,191 Afghanistan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
63,701 Canada46
6,540 Burkina Faso44
15,050 Singapore18
155,219 England16
62,309 Zimbabwe13
442,509 Russia12
Countries with hundreds of Kotani:
23,176 Brazil541
55,576 India523
100,874 United States223
31,005 Argentina164
Countries with ten thousands of Kotani:
523 Japan33,938
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Kotani Namesakes

  • Ozzie Kotani, Guitar player
  • Henry Kotani, Film director
  • Henry Kotani, Film director
  • Kengo Kotani, Soccer player
  • Ozzie Kotani, Guitar player
  • Kinya Kotani, Singer
  • Riho Kotani, Japanese idol
  • Yoshikazu Kotani, Actor
  • Kinya Kotani, Singer
  • Mari Kotani, Author

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