Oth Surname

452,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Oth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1601:129,80714,666
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Pakistan591:3,027,86224,468
Malaysia571:517,44325,717
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Belgium461:249,92730,800
France391:1,703,147154,208
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Luxembourg281:20,7344,637
Hungary171:577,42834,558
India171:45,121,493474,784
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
England51:11,143,612252,590
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Óth (25) are calculated separately.

Oth (394) may also be a first name.

Oth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oth (Hindi: ओठ, Oriya: ଓଠ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Óth. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 452,572nd most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,716,728 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Oth reside; 21 percent reside in Central Africa and 21 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 435,477th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 394 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 129,807. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 58 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 38 percent are found and South Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon Oth occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 16 percent are found and Pakistan, where 8 percent are found.

Oth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Oth surname grew 373 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oth last name are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the party.

Oth earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.53% more than the national average, earning $45,537 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Óth8925/
Hoth8643,568/
Otth86401/
Othe86394/
Osth8647/
Otch8638/
Outh8630/
Oths8625/
Othz8610/
Oith867/
Ooth864/
Oyth862/
Uoth862/
Otph862/
Odth861/
Ot804,727/
Hooth75549/
Houth75339/
Hotch75158/
Huoth75128/
Hothe7541/
Outch7527/
Hosth7524/
Hoith7511/
Outhe758/
Oothe753/
Hoths752/
Oitth752/
Osthe752/
Hothz752/
Oisth751/
Oudth751/
Hgoth751/
Odtsh751/
Ojths751/
Hotsh751/
Hoyth750/
Ott67113,884/
Hot6716,449/
Ost676,784/
Ote675,896/
Got673,995/
Ots672,810/
Out672,779/
Ath67893/
Odh67752/
Othowa67689/
Oot67263/
Oit67161/
Ohd6780/
Hootch6749/
Uot6746/
Houtch6738/
Odt6733/
Otp6725/
Oht6714/
Hotsch6714/
Othová6712/
Ozt6710/
Oyt678/
Otd675/
Șot674/
Ojt674/
Hossth673/
Houthe671/
Othova671/
Hooths671/
Outsch671/
Ottsch671/
Uotsch670/

Oth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oth in the Hindi language
ओठotha-
Oth in the Oriya language
ଓଠotha66.67
ଓଥotha33.33

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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 Oth
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