Otis Forename
17,053rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 54,966 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia
Otis Forename Definition:
A Greek name, meaning: Keen hearing.
Otis Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 39,906 | 1:9,085 | 1,025 |
| Liberia | 99% | 6,542 | 1:674 | 135 |
| Ghana | 100% | 2,247 | 1:12,010 | 1,092 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 1,206 | 1:213,900 | 20,365 |
| DR Congo | 95% | 767 | 1:96,255 | 5,226 |
| England | 100% | 412 | 1:134,959 | 4,590 |
| Jamaica | - | 402 | 1:7,172 | 952 |
| Malawi | 100% | 402 | 1:42,568 | 2,981 |
| Zambia | - | 395 | 1:40,139 | 2,722 |
| Nigeria | 96% | 337 | 1:526,897 | 16,262 |
| Canada | 100% | 276 | 1:120,048 | 5,665 |
| Poland | 100% | 236 | 1:161,132 | 3,078 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 212 | 1:6,422 | 1,063 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 202 | 1:106,983 | 5,469 |
| Zimbabwe | 98% | 195 | 1:79,096 | 6,102 |
| Guyana | 100% | 167 | 1:4,570 | 844 |
| South Africa | 97% | 95 | 1:574,028 | 26,238 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 89 | 1:189,911 | 7,337 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 62 | 1:168,246 | 7,350 |
| Suriname | - | 49 | 1:11,282 | 2,027 |
| Germany | 100% | 39 | 1:2,478,920 | 13,163 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 36 | 1:3,099 | 585 |
| New Zealand | - | 33 | 1:137,456 | 5,350 |
| India | 100% | 31 | 1:39,189,612 | 730,907 |
| Philippines | 87% | 29 | 1:3,655,499 | 69,130 |
| Kuwait | - | 28 | 1:135,188 | 8,745 |
| China | - | 27 | 1:50,594,659 | 62,307 |
| Brazil | 100% | 25 | 1:8,569,446 | 111,821 |
| Thailand | 100% | 25 | 1:2,802,633 | 67,582 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 22 | 1:1,372,813 | 26,977 |
| Australia | - | 21 | 1:650,363 | 9,310 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 21 | 1:5,226 | 861 |
| Benin | 100% | 20 | 1:528,792 | 17,134 |
| Grenada | 100% | 20 | 1:5,406 | 882 |
| France | 100% | 19 | 1:3,498,439 | 16,478 |
| Kenya | - | 17 | 1:2,723,948 | 21,409 |
| Russia | 75% | 14 | 1:10,302,407 | 38,919 |
| Belgium | 100% | 13 | 1:883,849 | 11,271 |
| Honduras | 100% | 13 | 1:678,267 | 8,995 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 13 | 1:627,101 | 46,379 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 12 | 1:8,283 | 1,404 |
| Belize | 100% | 12 | 1:29,526 | 2,824 |
| Bahamas | - | 11 | 1:36,306 | 1,206 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 11 | 1:5,573 | 911 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 11 | 1:2,097,812 | 47,531 |
| Panama | 100% | 11 | 1:355,142 | 11,047 |
| Sweden | 100% | 11 | 1:896,173 | 18,593 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 11 | 1:2,160,880 | 53,386 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 11 | 1:3,155 | 669 |
| Bermuda | - | 9 | 1:7,203 | 999 |
| Hong Kong | - | 9 | 1:861,414 | 5,456 |
| Mexico | 100% | 8 | 1:15,518,053 | 39,880 |
| Scotland | 100% | 8 | 1:668,796 | 7,564 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 7 | 1:4,464 | 919 |
| Congo | 100% | 7 | 1:715,601 | 13,459 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 7 | 1:7,837 | 1,103 |
| Spain | - | 7 | 1:6,647,138 | 16,660 |
| Colombia | - | 5 | 1:9,555,785 | 40,229 |
| Jersey | - | 5 | 1:19,996 | 1,220 |
| Malaysia | 86% | 5 | 1:6,089,988 | 140,568 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 5 | 1:491,752 | 5,628 |
| Switzerland | - | 5 | 1:1,642,699 | 15,939 |
| Ireland | - | 4 | 1:1,160,880 | 7,088 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | 1:460,786 | 2,461 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 4 | 1:1,191,987 | 12,292 |
| Egypt | - | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Greece | 100% | 4 | 1:2,733,637 | 12,935 |
| Nicaragua | 67% | 4 | 1:1,504,584 | 16,652 |
| Peru | 75% | 4 | 1:7,947,864 | 48,688 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 4 | 1:13,197,080 | 50,227 |
| Togo | - | 4 | 1:1,809,810 | 5,654 |
| Afghanistan | - | 3 | 1:10,874,505 | 40,253 |
| Albania | 67% | 3 | 1:1,015,523 | 26,928 |
| Argentina | 100% | 3 | 1:14,257,748 | 23,489 |
| Italy | 93% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Senegal | 100% | 3 | 1:4,860,452 | 20,187 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Turkey | - | 3 | 1:25,933,903 | 52,822 |
| Wales | 100% | 3 | 1:1,031,436 | 10,092 |
| Algeria | - | 2 | 1:19,088,360 | 22,377 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Czechia | 94% | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Pakistan | - | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Austria | 100% | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Chile | - | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Djibouti | - | 1 | 1:915,664 | 2,132 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Latvia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
Otis (14,264) may also be a surname.
Otis Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Greek name, meaning: Keen hearing.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Otis Forename Popularity
Otis Demographics
Average Male Otis Height
176.74 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 697 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Otis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Otis in the Russian language | ||
| Отис | otis | - |
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