Oteanu Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Oteanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oteanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Oteanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oteanu is carried by more people in Moldova than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oteanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oteanu is the 5,391,485th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Oteanu reside; 77 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 77 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Moldova, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 712,274. In Moldova it is primarily found in: Chișinău Municipality, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Moldova Oteanu exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 38 percent are found and The United States, where 23 percent are found.

Oteanu Last Name Statistics demography

Oteanu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osteanu9243/
Hoteanu921/
Otanu9197/
Otenu915/
Hosteanu8652/
Oisteanu865/
Hoșteanu861/
Hoşteanu861/
Oceanu83204/
Otuenu83107/
Uteanu835/
Otaunu835/
Hotenu833/
Othanu832/
Otengu832/
Otaneu831/
Otangu831/
Othenu831/
Otienu831/
Otanou831/
Oseanu831/
Ocheanu7777/
Otijenu7716/
Otgianu779/
Ostanus778/
Hotanus776/
Hoceanu775/
Hoțeanu774/
Guteanu772/
Otuyenu772/
Hotenou771/
Otoenou771/
Outanou771/
Etenu73550/
Atanu73476/
Etanu73371/
Atenu7361/
Utanu7338/
Otinu7319/
Utenu7315/
Aeanu736/
Hoehanou71630/
Ottenhus7169/
Hotianus7118/
Gotianuy718/
Ochejanu711/
Gothanau711/
Oytangou711/
Houtenou711/
Hotannou711/
Houtanus710/
Hutanu673,881/
Gutanu671,211/
Atanus67138/
Atanau6767/
Atainu6764/
Otinau6741/
Atenou6736/
Ottenhaus6727/
Attanu6720/
Goutianou6717/
Hatanu6713/
Atangu6712/
Etienu676/
Uutanu675/
Hutenu675/
Ustenu674/
Atanou674/
Ataunu673/
Atengu673/
Astenu673/
Atenus673/
Gatenu673/
Gatanu672/
Ostenhaus672/
Ostinu672/
Atuenu672/
Otingu672/
Atenui672/
Ouaneu672/
Atianu672/
Utanau671/
Atanuz671/
Etanui671/
Ettenu671/
Goitannou671/
Gotiangou671/
Ostenhout671/
Uteneu671/
Atanui671/
Hetenu671/
Hetanu671/
Athanu671/
Oayonu671/
Ataanu671/
Ataenu671/

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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 Oteanu
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