Octave Surname

87,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Octave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Octave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad1,6371:8,3031,149
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
France4951:134,18720,514
Haiti4721:22,6351,816
Saint Lucia3591:49892
United States3271:1,108,43780,126
Belgium2071:55,5399,004
England1151:484,50531,272
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Trinidad and Tobago331:41,3333,849
Seychelles291:3,186566
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Ivory Coast191:1,214,27527,625
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
India71:109,580,769786,157
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Barbados41:71,8621,737
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Guyana11:762,22114,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

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

Octave (16,254) may also be a first name.

Octave Last Name Facts

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

Octave is more frequently found in Chad than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Octavé. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Octave? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 87,898th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,332,275 people. Octave is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Octave live; 30 percent live in East Africa and 30 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 43,954th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 16,254 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Chad, where it is held by 1,637 people, or 1 in 8,303. Not including Chad this last name occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 29 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.

Octave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Octave has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Octave last name increased 536 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 11,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Octave Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Octave last name are 7.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Octave earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.79% more than the national average, earning $46,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.83% less than the national average, earning $41,321 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Octavé941/
Octaves921/
Octava83174/
Octavi8369/
Octive8328/
Octavy834/
Octove832/
Oktave832/
Octabe831/
Octavio7711,647/
Oktavie77126/
Oktavea778/
Octavis772/
Octavip771/
Octavyo771/
Octeeve771/
Ooctavio711/
Occtavio711/
Active67179/
Oktava67127/
Oktavi6757/
Octawa674/
Octoba671/
Octaba671/

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Octave
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