Otets Surname

427,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Otets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7121:202,42022,262
Belarus351:271,45931,360
Kazakhstan341:520,07337,773
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Otets (186) may also be a first name.

Otets Last Name Facts

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

The last name Otets (Russian: Отец) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Otets click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otets? popularity and diffusion

The surname Otets is the 427,014th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,008,091 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Otets live; 72 percent live in Eastern Europe and 71 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Otets is also the 667,122nd most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 186 people.

The last name is most common in Russia, where it is held by 712 people, or 1 in 202,420. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 22 percent reside, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 10 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent reside. Not including Russia Otets is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 4 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent reside.

Otets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (79%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Otets surname are 15.1% more likely to be registered Liberal Democratics than The US average, with 31.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ottets911/
Otet89410/
Otes89141/
Otete804,817/
Ottis80720/
Ootes80374/
Outes80367/
Hotes80298/
Ottes80239/
Otesh80168/
Gotes80140/
Ottet80101/
Otese8092/
Ostet8031/
Oztes8021/
Oties8012/
Ostes8010/
Oitet807/
Gotet806/
Hotet803/
Otits802/
Oteat801/
Outet801/
Oteis801/
Oteet801/
Oteit801/
Ohtes801/
Otehs801/
Hotgetts771/
Ote755,896/
Hoteit73610/
Hottes73509/
Goites7395/
Gottis7393/
Ottete7388/
Oteete7379/
Goutet7374/
Gottet7372/
Outhet7366/
Hottis7366/
Gottes7351/
Ostete7339/
Outtes7336/
Hotetz7332/
Hotete7332/
Houtet7330/
Ostedt7328/
Goutes7319/
Hostes7318/
Ouztes7313/
Outete7312/
Hoites739/
Hotiet738/
Oteshe735/
Hodtes734/
Hostet734/
Oteish734/
Otties733/
Hotesh733/
Otethe733/
Othete732/
Hoties732/
Hootes731/
Othess731/
Ottois731/
Hotges731/
Houtes731/
Hoytes731/
Gotesh731/
Gotetz731/
Gootes731/
Hottys731/
Hothes731/
Ottisz731/
Otette731/
Oteyse731/
Othese731/
Othesr731/
Oustet731/
Gothes731/
Hotest731/
Oteite731/
Hotett731/
Gohtes730/
Hatets730/
Outtis730/
Otte6732,706/
Otis6714,264/
Gote6714,049/
Ates677,640/
Otti677,171/
Otta675,155/
Oteh674,984/
Otey673,572/
Hote672,836/
Oste671,234/
Otei671,200/
Otie67831/
Otea67747/
Otee67715/
Otty67649/
Oter67419/
Othe67394/
Hottois67343/
Atet67298/
Oteu67235/
Oite67225/
Otec67196/
Oted67191/
Hotesse67169/
Oute67137/
Gouttes67135/
Otit67117/
Otep6769/
Otys6760/
Otté6742/
Otýs6740/
Goittet6736/
Hostess6735/
Otge6734/
Oote6729/
Ostette6718/
Goittes6716/
Oystese6711/
Houteas679/
Gottges678/
Otex678/
Hotthis677/
Houteit676/
Ostoits675/
Otje674/
Gottess673/
Ohte673/
Hottges673/
Othethe673/
Hotties672/
Gottish672/
Otej672/
Goithes672/
Otesova671/
Otez671/
Hostete671/
Houtete671/
Houttis671/
Ottê671/
Ottette671/
Ozte671/
Odte671/
Gothedt671/
Ojte671/
Otjs671/
Otjt671/
Outhett670/
Gottiss670/

Otets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Otets in the Russian language
Отецotec-

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Footnotes

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