Optov Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Optov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Optov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680

Optov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Optov (Russian: Оптов) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Optov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,373,373rd most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Optov reside; 65 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 65 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 2,276,135. In Ukraine Optov is primarily found in: Donetsk Oblast, where 75 percent are found, Luhansk Oblast, where 20 percent are found and Kharkiv Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Ukraine Optov occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 24 percent are found and Kyrgyzstan, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Optova9177/
Hoptova831/
Ovtov8045/
Aptov8013/
Optev806/
Eptov804/
Opthof73114/
Aptova739/
Gaptov734/
Ohbtov731/
Hovtov731/
Gaptova679/
Opthoff678/
Haptova672/
Op'thof671/
Opt'hof671/

Optov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Optov in the Russian language
Оптовoptov-

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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 Optov
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