Otawa Surname

117,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Otawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3,1651:40,3933,563
Poland4081:93,15914,313
Kenya1261:366,50721,229
Philippines401:2,530,956131,537
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Czechia131:817,95970,223
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Otawa (21) may also be a first name.

Otawa Last Name Facts

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

Otawa occurs most in Japan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 117,700th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,863,822 people. Otawa occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Otawa are found; 81 percent are found in East Asia and 81 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name is most numerous in Japan, where it is held by 3,165 people, or 1 in 40,393. In Japan Otawa is most numerous in: Chiba Prefecture, where 42 percent live, Shizuoka Prefecture, where 20 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent live. Beside Japan it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 10 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.

Otawa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Otawa has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Otawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Otawa surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Otawa earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 2.58% less than the national average, earning $48,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ottawa91462/
Othawa91294/
Otawat917/
Otauwa913/
Otahwa913/
Otaway912/
Ostawa912/
Outawa912/
Otawah912/
Ohtawa911/
Ottaway832,953/
Ottawah834/
Hoitawa832/
Hoetawa831/
Othawaa831/
Outtawa831/
Othawai831/
Gottawa831/
Oitaway830/
Otowa801,177/
Atawa801,029/
Otaba80923/
Otava80539/
Etawa80287/
Otewa80187/
Utawa8025/
Otawo808/
Otawe804/
Otawi804/
Ostaiwaz774/
Othawach771/
Hothaway770/
Otaeva734,083/
Othowa73689/
Otaiba73462/
Attawa73232/
Hotowa73167/
Ataewa73144/
Hutawa73104/
Ottowa7370/
Otuowa7354/
Atawah7350/
Otabai7349/
Ottava7326/
Otawho7325/
Hatawa7324/
Otahwo7322/
Atawai7321/
Athawa7319/
Hotaba7317/
Otavat7316/
Ataway7314/
Otasua7310/
Ottawy738/
Utawad735/
Utahwa734/
Outava734/
Othawy734/
Hotewa734/
Otavea733/
Hetawa733/
Otaiwo733/
Ethawa733/
Autawa733/
Ustawa732/
Atawad732/
Otaiwi732/
Oitava732/
Etaway731/
Gotawi731/
Utawat731/
Uutawa731/
Ostawe731/
Otewah731/
Otaaba731/
Otabay731/
Outewa731/
Oitaba731/
Ehtawa731/
Ataywa731/
Hotawe731/
Etaywa731/
Othawi731/
Otoway730/
Attaway675,255/
Hataway671,512/
Othowaa67195/
Ottoway67158/
Atawaja6734/
Outouwa6727/
Uttawat6717/
Gatawah6716/
Hastawa6714/
Gatawea679/
Otabhai677/
Asthawa677/
Gatawha677/
Atawaya677/
Ostavat676/
Attawah676/
Astawah674/
Gotowai674/
Utaiwat674/
Ottaiwi673/
Othoway673/
Athaway672/
Ottaeva672/
Hattawa672/
Gataway672/
Othaiba672/
Attawas672/
Ataweat672/
Hathawa671/
Hetaway671/
Gatawua671/
Gathawa671/
Ahtawat671/
Attawad671/
Attawai671/
Uthawad671/
Uteaway671/
Otuiwai671/
Hatawwa671/
Outaiba671/
Gattawa671/
Gutaway671/
Ateawah671/
Hotaiba671/
Othawio671/
Uthawat671/
Atthawa671/
Otteway670/
Ottabay670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Otawa
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