Otava Surname

582,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Otava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia2931:36,2925,961
Finland1151:47,7975,836
Romania381:528,36539,789
Ukraine321:1,422,584115,871
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Otáva (11) & Otavă (6) are calculated separately.

Otava (19) may also be a first name.

Otava Last Name Facts

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

Otava (Russian: Отава) occurs more in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Otáva or Otavă. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otava? popularity and diffusion

The surname Otava is the 582,011th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,520,493 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Otava live; 70 percent live in Eastern Europe and 57 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Otava is also the 2,523,061st most frequent given name internationally It is held by 19 people.

It is most frequently held in Czechia, where it is held by 293 people, or 1 in 36,292. In Czechia Otava is most prevalent in: Olomouc Region, where 18 percent reside, South Moravian Region, where 15 percent reside and Central Bohemian Region, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Czechia this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 21 percent reside and Romania, where 7 percent reside.

Otava Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Otava surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Otava earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 50.38% less than the national average, earning $21,411 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.92% more than the national average, earning $51,632 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otáva9311/
Otavă936/
Otaeva914,083/
Ottava9126/
Otavat9116/
Outava914/
Otavea913/
Oitava912/
Ostavat836/
Ottaeva832/
Etava8045,811/
Otawa803,910/
Otavo803,718/
Atava801,039/
Otaba80923/
Oteva80258/
Otova80218/
Otavi8017/
Otave802/
Ottavath771/
Gothavau771/
Gouthava771/
Houstava771/
Ataeva7379,959/
Ottavi731,951/
Otavio731,379/
Ottavy73489/
Ottawa73462/
Otaiba73462/
Athava73335/
Othawa73294/
Gotova73249/
Hotova73111/
Otabas7395/
Ottavo7390/
Aatava7388/
Ottavj7378/
Otavie7373/
Oytova7369/
Otteva7366/
Ottova7353/
Otabai7349/
Oteeva7348/
Atavad7343/
Ostova7339/
Hatava7332/
Ottáva7328/
Etavai7326/
Otoeva7322/
Hotavi7318/
Hotaba7317/
Gotavi7316/
Etaeva7314/
Attava7313/
Aetava7312/
Otasua7310/
Etavaa739/
Ostaba737/
Otawat737/
Hoteva736/
Otavyo736/
Otavee735/
Ethava734/
Atavga734/
Ataava733/
Ostavi733/
Ostave733/
Gotaba733/
Atavas733/
Otauwa733/
Otahwa733/
Etaiva733/
Otaway732/
Gatava732/
Ostawa732/
Othave732/
Autava732/
Gotavo732/
Outawa732/
Otawah732/
Oitavo732/
Atavah731/
Otaivi731/
Otatba731/
Otevai731/
Gotave731/
Atavat731/
Atavau731/
Atayva731/
Otaive731/
Otavis731/
Otaaba731/
Otabat731/
Otabay731/
Otabaş731/
Otaviy731/
Othova731/
Oitaba731/
Eetava731/
Atavaa731/
Atavai731/
Ataiva731/
Oteiva731/
Otaivo731/
Ohtawa731/
Ostavasht711/
Ottaway672,953/
Ottavio67324/
Othowaa67195/
Attavay67111/
Ottavis6796/
Ootoova6746/
Aathava6745/
Attaeva6742/
Gatavai6731/
Hastava6727/
Atavaya6721/
Hataeva6718/
Houtave6716/
Hostova6715/
Ochtova6712/
Haštava6712/
Hotevai6712/
Ottavou6711/
Gathava6710/
Hatavad678/
Otabhai677/
Hatavat677/
Ottovay677/
Hotavis676/
Hatavah676/
Attavad675/
Attavat675/
Gottova675/
Ottawah674/
Ottoeva673/
Atahava673/
Gotavio673/
Athaiva673/
Atavash673/
Gothavi673/
Hohteva673/
Othaviy673/
Ettaeva672/
Hoteeva672/
Athavas672/
Gotabai672/
Ottaver672/
Othaiba672/
Hoitawa672/
Houtova672/
Othavyo672/
Ostaviz671/
Outavis671/
Hottavy671/
Hoetawa671/
Gatavay671/
Aatavad671/
Aattava671/
Atthava671/
Atavadh671/
Hoteiva671/
Hothavi671/
Houtavo671/
Hohtova671/
Hatavai671/
Hatavas671/
Othawaa671/
Outaiba671/
Outtawa671/
Ostaiba671/
Haetava671/
Etavaai671/
Etavaha671/
Ahtaeva671/
Hotaiba671/
Othawai671/
Otaives671/
Gottawa671/
Oitaway670/
Ottabay670/

Otava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Otava in the Russian language
Отаваotava-

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