Cognomen קוטב (Kotb 
, Qutb 
, Kutev 
) , worldwide, is a common family name. The last name קוטב is habitual in Egypt, where it is quite a common surname, United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare surname, and Bulgaria. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. Very seldom, קוטב is the forename as well as the last name.