Ota Surname

1,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 379,780 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Ota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan365,9171:34941
Nigeria3,3501:52,8784,042
United States2,8011:129,40313,654
Brazil1,8051:118,6014,499
India1,1681:656,73430,953
Egypt1,0371:88,6567,732
Indonesia6601:200,37818,998
Thailand4761:148,40023,420
Singapore2701:20,399813
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Hong Kong2391:30,692530
Benin1951:53,0036,655
Italy1941:315,24138,932
Papua New Guinea1651:49,4166,181
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Solomon Islands1571:3,694419
Canada931:396,18935,081
Philippines711:1,425,890102,315
Australia701:385,65331,598
England691:807,50843,459
Peru571:557,61614,875
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
France291:2,290,439180,028
Czechia261:408,98046,580
Slovenia241:103,65311,747
Romania201:1,003,89452,576
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Israel141:611,26042,949
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Austria91:946,15970,786
China71:195,331,65210,124
Norway61:857,04855,549
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Swaziland41:324,550996
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Ota (8,765) may also be a first name.

Ota Last Name Facts

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

Ota (Arabic: اوتا, Hindi: ओटा, Marathi: ओटा, Oriya: ଓତା, Tibetan: ཨོ་ཏ།) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ota.

How Common Is The Last Name Ota? popularity and diffusion

Ota is the 1,418th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 19,189 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Ota live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 66,906th most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 8,765 people.

This last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 365,917 people, or 1 in 349. In Japan it is primarily found in: Aichi Prefecture, where 10 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 6 percent are found. Other than Japan this last name is found in 86 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Ota Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ota surname are 19.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.65% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ota earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.67% more than the national average, earning 376,087 kr per year; in Peru they earn 231.1% more than the national average, earning S/. 64,184 per year; in United States they earn 13.9% more than the national average, earning $49,145 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.17% more than the national average, earning $52,254 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hota8632,959/
Gota8610,827/
Osta8610,519/
Otah865,710/
Otta865,155/
Otai864,643/
Ohta863,589/
Outa863,457/
Oita862,128/
Otay862,110/
Otha861,580/
Oota86811/
Otea86747/
Otağ86532/
Otau86443/
Otoa86435/
Otas86422/
Oeta86310/
Otap86272/
Otat86250/
Otaç8698/
Odta8696/
Otaz8670/
Uota8656/
Otaa8653/
Ozta8641/
Otad8625/
Otaj863/
Otga862/
Oyta861/
Goïta7592,289/
Hotta7573,179/
Goita7531,290/
Gotta755,136/
Ottah754,078/
Gotha753,185/
Hotea752,987/
Otaia752,330/
Hotay752,308/
Gotay751,729/
Otaya751,640/
Hotha751,519/
Houta751,159/
Ostas75942/
Ostap75914/
Ostad75906/
Gotau75904/
Gouta75682/
Hosta75665/
Ottay75601/
Oztas75476/
Ousta75421/
Hotaj75397/
Ottas75365/
Hotai75306/
Gotea75245/
Hoota75210/
Oytas75185/
Otaha75150/
Gotai75118/
Ottaş75107/
Hoeta7594/
Otash7591/
Oitay7575/
Gotaa7573/
Outas7570/
Othaz7563/
Otais7562/
Otaja7561/
Godta7558/
Ouyta7550/
Outta7549/
Ottea7548/
Ostea7546/
Hošta7544/
Hoyta7543/
Hotat7543/
Otahu7540/
Ostaş7540/
O'Ota7539/
Otaiz7533/
Oshta7529/
Oosta7529/
Othas7529/
Otait7527/
Othaj7526/
Otach7525/
Gotaj7523/
Ostay7523/
Ostaš7523/
Hotas7522/
Oytaç7522/
Ostaś7521/
Outai7521/
Outah7520/
Ottha7519/
Ottai7518/
Oitha7518/
Hoita7518/
Hotau7516/
Goyta7515/
Othoa7515/
Ostta7515/
Hotah7515/
Oudta7515/
Outay7514/
Hotaß7513/
Ohuta7512/
Oztap7511/
Othai7511/
Ohtta7511/
Ostaz7510/
Othaa7510/
Ostau758/
Goota758/
Outha758/
Uotha758/
Otuha758/
Hotoa758/
Outaa758/
Oitai757/
Othay756/
Hotaz756/
Othea755/
Oytay755/
Otaij755/
Șotea755/
Ostaș755/
Otaah755/
Othah754/
Ojtta754/
Outaj754/
Oitta754/
Ouhta754/
Ochta753/
Ottau753/
Ota'a753/
O'Tap752/
Ostai752/
Otiea752/
Oitah752/
Oztay752/
Othad752/
Ostha752/
Ottad752/
Odtat752/
Otapp751/
Oteat751/
Otgah751/
Outad751/
Ossta751/
Ootha751/
Ootta751/
Gotga751/
Ottoa751/
Gotaï751/
Oetai751/
Oista751/
Outat751/
Hohta751/
Oteea751/
Otaat751/
Otaih751/
Oztaz751/
Oitaa751/
Goëta751/
Goîta751/
Hodta751/
Uotau751/
Uotta751/
Oytea751/
Ohtha751/
Odtha751/
Hotad751/
Hhota751/
Hotap750/
Ootea750/
Ata6790,646/
Oti6734,522/
Uta6728,850/
Eta6728,814/
Oto6710,263/
Ote675,896/
Goitea672,595/
Ostash671,923/
Ostasz671,399/
Oustad67653/
Ostach67591/
Goytea67542/
Oty67422/
Hotait67338/
Hoshta67263/
Goutay67249/
Oistad67240/
Goutah67240/
Hostad67222/
Outtas67198/
Hottat67195/
Gottau67179/
Gottai67142/
Oustas6797/
Hothai6795/
Hottas6793/
Goutta6785/
Goteea6769/
Goutha6766/
Goitay6765/
Hostaš6754/
Hoştaş6744/
Othatz6741/
Hostas6739/
Hothas6736/
Hostau6735/
Gottah6730/
Oustau6727/
Outhay6726/
Houtta6726/
Houtas6725/
Othaih6721/
Gotaya6717/
Housta6716/
Oustaz6714/
Gothai6713/
Outach6711/
Otaich6711/
Hotaux6711/
Oitaia6711/
Godtha6710/
Outaya6710/
Outtha679/
Otaije679/
Hottah678/
Otj678/
Outhai677/
Gothaj677/
Goutai677/
Oshtay677/
Gotaai677/
Ouchta677/
Outtaj677/
Goitta676/
Gottay676/
Houtah676/
Hottaß676/
O'tash676/
Ostead675/
Gottea675/
Otoaya675/
Ostacz675/
Oustha675/
Hostea675/
Oustah675/
Oztash674/
Osstad674/
Hothah674/
Gootea674/
Outeha674/
Ostahe674/
Othats674/
Oichta674/
Othoha674/
Ottaud674/
Ohtaha673/
Otttah673/
Goudta673/
Houtai673/
Hothap673/
Otí673/
Oothai673/
Hojtaš672/
Gotaiy672/
Oudtha672/
Ottaha672/
Ottaah672/
Hottay672/
Oostad672/
Oté672/
Hothay672/
Hotash672/
Ohgita672/
Oitaya671/
Osthai671/
Oustat671/
Oshtha671/
Goytay671/
Goteau671/
Gothay671/
Gootha671/
Goutaa671/
Godtay671/
Outaha671/
Otuoha671/
Ottach671/
Otahie671/
Hotais671/
Hotaiz671/
Hotajd671/
Hotajh671/
Hothau671/
Houtat671/
Houtaï671/
Houtga671/
Hoštaj671/
Hoitoa671/
Hojtas671/
Osztas671/
Ostass671/
Osteau671/
Othaph671/
Outait671/
Outass671/
Outtaa671/
Oitach671/
Oitaha671/
Oeta'a671/
Gottaï671/
Gotaia671/
Goitìa671/
D'osta671/
Outtad671/
Otaitz671/
Goytau671/
Oitash671/
Otaish671/
Oshtad671/
Othaya671/
Otthai671/
Goodta671/
Goytha671/
Hotead671/
Ohstad670/
Hotapp670/
Ottaus670/
Hoszta670/

Ota Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ota in the Tibetan language
ཨོ་ཏ།ota-
Ota in the Oriya language
ଓତାota98.21
ଓଟାota1.49
ଓତota0.3
Ota in the Hindi language
ओटाota97.19
ओताota1.4
ोताota0.16
Ota in the Marathi language
ओटाota80
ओताota10
ऑटाota10
Ota in the Arabic language
اوتاawta-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ota
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis