Oltu Surname

487,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Oltu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oltu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova4061:8,7721,460
Turkey851:915,54642,769
Romania591:340,30329,553
Ukraine511:892,60286,458
Russia371:3,895,218191,585
Transnistria181:26,3724,484
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Oltu (13) may also be a first name.

Oltu Last Name Facts

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

Oltu (Russian: Олту) is found most frequently in Moldova. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Oltu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oltu? popularity and diffusion

Oltu is the 487,899th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,716,979 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Oltu reside; 82 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 68 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 13 people.

The surname Oltu is most prevalent in Moldova, where it is held by 406 people, or 1 in 8,772. In Moldova Oltu is primarily concentrated in: Căușeni District, where 45 percent live, Ștefan Vodă District, where 20 percent live and Florești District, where 15 percent live. Barring Moldova it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 13 percent live and Romania, where 9 percent live.

Oltu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Oltu last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oltus8968/
Goltu8942/
Oltui891/
Holtus80343/
Oltuch8017/
Golthu8016/
Oltusz808/
Șoltuz803/
Goltou801/
Holtou801/
Altu75528/
Ultu75152/
Eltu7511/
Olthuis731,117/
Holthus73704/
Olthaus73138/
Holtaus735/
Holteus734/
Holtudd733/
Holthuß731/
Olthout731/
Holthau730/
Altuğ679,463/
Holthaus676,993/
Holthuis67865/
Altus67689/
Oolthuis6776/
Altou6772/
Altut6769/
Altuz6755/
Altuh6753/
Haltu6722/
Altau6717/
Gultu6710/
Altuç679/
Olthuijs678/
Altup675/
Holthous675/
Oltoo674/
Galtu672/
Alteu672/
Eeltu671/
Goldthau671/
Eltau671/
Altuǧ671/
Ultus671/
Holtaust670/
Holthuhs670/

Oltu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oltu in the Russian language
Олтуoltu-

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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 Oltu
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