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

The last name Oltu (Russian: Олту) has its highest incidence in Moldova. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Oltu.

How Common Is The Last Name Oltu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 487,899th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 10,716,979 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Oltu live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 68 percent live in Romanian Europe. Oltu is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 13 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Moldova, where it is borne by 406 people, or 1 in 8,772. In Moldova Oltu is most numerous in: Căușeni District, where 45 percent reside, Ștefan Vodă District, where 20 percent reside and Florești District, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Moldova Oltu is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 13 percent reside and Romania, where 9 percent reside.

Oltu Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Oltu surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 80% registered with 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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  • 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 Oltu
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