Otero Surname
Approximately 179,681 people bear this surname
Otero Surname Definition:
One who came from Otero (height), the name of several places in Spain.
This could be a dialectical variant of the Italian "otello" and also related to "OtonM that comes from the German word "auda" meaning property or riches.
Castilian name.
Read More About This SurnameOtero Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 40,616 | 1:1,151 | 120 |
| Colombia | 23,758 | 1:2,011 | 393 |
| United States | 22,323 | 1:16,237 | 2,056 |
| Mexico | 19,315 | 1:6,426 | 773 |
| Argentina | 19,028 | 1:2,246 | 292 |
| Cuba | 10,377 | 1:1,110 | 185 |
| Philippines | 5,985 | 1:16,915 | 1,957 |
| Puerto Rico | 5,981 | 1:594 | 106 |
| Venezuela | 5,729 | 1:5,272 | 653 |
| Peru | 5,477 | 1:5,803 | 915 |
| Panama | 3,250 | 1:1,204 | 208 |
| Brazil | 3,196 | 1:66,982 | 2,495 |
| Ecuador | 2,316 | 1:6,868 | 1,122 |
| Uruguay | 2,278 | 1:1,506 | 182 |
| Nicaragua | 2,075 | 1:2,902 | 414 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,078 | 1:9,678 | 817 |
| El Salvador | 1,023 | 1:6,201 | 564 |
| Chile | 935 | 1:18,841 | 1,240 |
| Kenya | 753 | 1:61,328 | 5,988 |
| Honduras | 611 | 1:14,430 | 746 |
| Paraguay | 568 | 1:12,741 | 640 |
| Bolivia | 526 | 1:20,183 | 1,667 |
| Portugal | 359 | 1:29,020 | 1,851 |
| France | 292 | 1:227,475 | 35,284 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| England | 232 | 1:240,164 | 19,707 |
| Switzerland | 226 | 1:36,340 | 5,264 |
| Australia | 140 | 1:192,826 | 19,093 |
| Canada | 132 | 1:279,133 | 26,131 |
| Costa Rica | 125 | 1:38,241 | 991 |
| Germany | 125 | 1:644,044 | 50,561 |
| Belgium | 100 | 1:114,966 | 17,029 |
| Italy | 64 | 1:955,573 | 68,465 |
| Guatemala | 44 | 1:365,515 | 4,900 |
| Netherlands | 39 | 1:433,005 | 44,158 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 16 | 1:85,248 | 6,095 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Belize | 13 | 1:27,344 | 2,013 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Andorra | 10 | 1:8,384 | 1,259 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 284 | 1:176,826 | 15,798 |
The alternate forms: Otéro (4) are calculated separately.
Otero (447) may also be a first name.
Otero Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Otero (height), the name of several places in Spain.
This could be a dialectical variant of the Italian "otello" and also related to "OtonM that comes from the German word "auda" meaning property or riches.
Castilian name.
User-submitted Reference
The Otero surname has several origins.
1. It comes from the North of Castilla, Burgos and Santander provinces. It refers to a military service appointed by the Spanish Crown to protect the large flocks of sheep, that were of immense value for the prized wool called 'The Real Concejo de la Mesta' during the medieval ages. Those guards were positioned on some hills dominating the great Castilian Plains, that in Spanish were called otero (hillocks), from which the surname derives.
2. It comes from the Northwest of Spain (Galicia), being a modification of the Portuguese surname and patronymic Outeiro, that only refers to the landforms.
- oterorullanOtero Demographics
Average Otero Salary in
United States
$37,695 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Otero Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Otero Come From? nationality or country of origin
Otero (Arabic: اوتيرو, Russian: Отеро) is found in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Otéro. Click here to see other possible spellings of Otero.
How Common Is The Last Name Otero? popularity and diffusion
The last name Otero is the 3,129th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 40,558 people. The last name Otero occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Otero are found; 35 percent are found in South America and 23 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 405,268th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 447 people.
This last name is most widespread in Spain, where it is borne by 40,616 people, or 1 in 1,151. In Spain Otero is primarily found in: Galicia, where 51 percent are found, Madrid, where 11 percent are found and Andalusia, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Spain Otero occurs in 95 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.
Otero Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Otero has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Otero surname expanded 7,860 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 23,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Otero Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Otero surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Otero last name are 40.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.88% being registered with the political party.
The amount Otero earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 42.55% less than the national average, earning €17,253 per year; in Norway they earn 10.38% less than the national average, earning 310,163 kr per year; in Peru they earn 32.99% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,780 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.5% less than the national average, earning $20,773,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.64% less than the national average, earning $37,695 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.96% more than the national average, earning $51,154 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Otero Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Otero in the Russian language | ||
| Отеро | otero | - |
| Otero in the Arabic language | ||
| اوتيرو | awtyrw | - |
| اوترو | awtrw | - |
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Otero Reference & Research
Pedigree Hector Horacio González Otero - Lineages and Cristiñade Sanxenxo (Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain).
Otero DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Otero FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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