Ocotan Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
El Salvador
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Ocotan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ocotan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
El Salvador3011:21,076946
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

The alternate forms: Ocotán (1) are calculated separately.

Ocotan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ocotan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ocotan is more commonly found in El Salvador than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Ocotán. Click here for further potential spellings of Ocotan.

How Common Is The Last Name Ocotan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ocotan is the 887,624th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ocotan reside; 99 percent reside in Central America and 99 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.

This last name is most widely held in El Salvador, where it is borne by 301 people, or 1 in 21,076. In El Salvador Ocotan is primarily found in: Sonsonate Department, where 87 percent live, Ahuachapán Department, where 7 percent live and Santa Ana Department, where 4 percent live. Outside of El Salvador it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ocotán941/
Ochotan92139/
Gocotan921/
Okotan83578/
Acotan8338/
Osotan8314/
Ecotan838/
Ocatan832/
Acostan77118/
Okhotan7716/
Gacotan7711/
Acotain771/
Asootan771/
Okoytan771/
Okoutan771/
Okottan771/
Hocutan771/
Hucotan771/
Okotang771/
Osoutan771/
Goukotan7178/
Ocathain714/
Achothan711/
Okoitane711/
O'Cathan711/
Acostaan711/
Okutan678,168/
Okatan674,085/
Ecatan67212/
Akotan67170/
O'Cathain67116/
Acutan67106/
Osatan6741/
Okoton6735/
Oketan6732/
Acatan6710/
Oukhoutan677/
Gouzoutan672/
Asotan672/
Ucatan672/
Ozatan671/
Azotan671/
Goukottan671/
Acottanne671/
Accoutant671/
Achoothan671/
Ocaton670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ocotan
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