About Kotani
The surname Kotani is of Japanese origin and is written as 小谷 in kanji characters. The first character "小" (ko) means "small" or "little," while the second character "谷" (tani) means "valley." Therefore, the surname Kotani can be interpreted to mean "small valley" or "little valley." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and may have originated from a geographic location or topographical feature associated with a small valley.
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The surname Kotani is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kotani based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Kotani is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Kotani in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Kotani using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.