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

Otets (Russian: Отец) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otets? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 427,014^th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 9,008,091 people. The last name Otets occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Otets reside; 72 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 71 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 667,122^nd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 186 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 712 people, or 1 in 202,420. In Russia Otets is most common in: Moscow, where 22 percent are found, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 10 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Russia it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 4 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent are found.

Otets Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (79%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Otets last name are 15.1% more likely to be registered Liberal Democratics than the national average, with 31.67% registered with the political party.