Optun Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Optun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Optun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway331:155,82719,235
Israel21:4,278,817136,311

Optun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Optun is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Optun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,323,005th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Optun are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 155,827. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 88 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 9 percent are found and Central Norway, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Norway this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Israel, where 6 percent are found.

Optun Last Name Statistics demography

Optun earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 16.15% less than the national average, earning 290,204 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opthun9142/
Optusin831/
Opton8062/
Ovtun805/
Aptun801/
Hopton732,776/
Hovtun7332/
Opthon734/
Heptun731/
Hoptum731/
Opthum730/
Hoppton672/
Hoopton671/
Houpton670/
Houphton620/
Apton60111/
Avtun607/
Abtun601/
Obton601/
Hapton5520/
Abtung559/
Havtun554/
Hobton552/
Abthun551/
Abpton551/
Habtoun50139/
Hebtoun501/
Apptton500/

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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 Optun
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