Octeau Surname

702,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Canada

Octeau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Octeau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2161:307,51346,888
Canada1331:277,03525,971
United States701:5,177,985261,849
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Octeau Last Name Facts

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

Octeau is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Octeau.

How Common Is The Last Name Octeau? popularity and diffusion

The surname Octeau is the 702,422nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 17,392,711 people. Octeau is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Octeau reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most widespread in France, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 307,513. In France Octeau is mostly concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 81 percent live, Île-de-France, where 8 percent live and Brittany, where 6 percent live. Excluding France this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Octeau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Octeau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Octeau surname expanded 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Octeau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Octeau last name are 43.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Octeau earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.79% more than the national average, earning $47,373 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.75% less than the national average, earning $46,330 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Octau91511/
Octaus8348/
Acteau8318/
Octa802,177/
Hucteau77335/
Octat73275/
Oktau7337/
Ockta7316/
Octad738/
Octha734/
Ochta733/
Ocsta732/
Oocta731/
Octas730/
Heucteau7111/
Hokctheu712/
Ouchta677/
Oichta674/
Octtoa671/
Hockta671/
Octhou671/
Ochtou671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Octeau
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