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Where Does The Last Name Hotaru Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Hotaru is found most frequently in Romania. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hotaru? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Hotaru is the 1,573,888^th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. Hotaru occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Hotaru live; 89 percent live in Eastern Europe and 70 percent live in Romanian Europe. Hotaru is also the 683,417^th most common first name on earth, held by 178 people.

The surname Hotaru is most common in Romania, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 220,636. In Romania it is most common in: Vâlcea County, where 62 percent live, Bucharest Municipality, where 37 percent live and Sibiu County, where 1 percent live. Other than Romania it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 23 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.

Hotaru Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Hotaru surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.